Doing What Works

Katie sprained her ankle just before Christmas, and navigating NYC -- first on crutches, then with a knee scooter -- has been awful. And wonderful! This edition of Doing What Works is quite a ride.Here are your show notes…Are you spending time worrying about how not to hurt someone’s feelings who deserves to get those feelings hurt?

Reliable heat, hot water on demand, level surfaces. These are a few of my favorite things, and I no longer take them for granted. What about you? How would you like a gratitude-packed edition of Doing What Works?Here are your show notes…Barbara Sher said the passage of time drives you crazy when you know you’re not using it right.Do you take technology for granted?Hedonic adapt

If you feel like you have more than your share of winceworthy moments, this edition of Doing What Works is for you!Here are your show notes…We tend to romanticize the road not taken.A Million Miles in a Thousand Years!The Other Side of the Mountain was a touchstone for my sisters and me.Sliding Doors was a touchstone for people Katie’s age.Choose the bigger life.

You finally pull off something you’re not only proud of but think will change the trajectory of your career, and that doesn’t happen. Now what? We’re glad you asked! And we think you’ll find this edition of Doing What Works as thought-provoking as we do.Here are your show notes…“I have no cherished outcomes.”“We have a right only to our labor, not to the fruits of o

You don’t know what’s going to make you happy until you try it. The job or the relationship that looks good on paper may not feel so great at, say, ten o’clock on a Tuesday. That’s one reason to say yes to more things, so you can get a better feel for more things. Saying yes is a habit and a mindset. If you practice saying yes to smaller things with low stakes, you might fi