I am truly living through — and part of — the Narcissistic Era. To wit, here’s 35 Minutes of Me, airing now and forever. Remember radio? Remember having to “tune in” on a particular day and time? This guy interviewed me on his podcast, Insights Listen now: Consequential Strangers As he posted… The quality of our […]
Learning About Loneliness from Unlikely Teachers
It is one thing to be like Greta Garbo, who famously declared in her Swedish accent, “I vant to be alone.” It is quite another matter to be lonely. Especially now, as we emerge from a year of COVID isolation, many people feel like they are lacking companionship. Three in five working Americans regard themselves […]
5Cs of Pandemic Management: Staying Sane When Home Is All You Have
“How are you doing down there all by yourself?” ask members of my family and close friends. I do a lot of thinking about what’s keeping me sane — and what could make it worse. So far so good. The day is marked by dog walks. One hour, one day, one week bleeds into the […]