As I embark on the first birthday of my late-twenties (that would be my 27th), I find myself reflecting on my first six seven years in the decade. It’s been nothing short of an adventure so far, and so I feel compelled to share my mishaps lessons with you, gentle reader. Onward: Age 20-21 1. … Continue reading »
On Enjoying the Journey
I’ve spent a good chunk of time in three different airports during the past few days, and one thought remained constant in my mind: People hate to travel. Which is funny, because if you ask most people what their passion is, they will say, “I love to travel!” And I want to say, “No, you … Continue reading »
On Never Losing Your Childish Enthusiasm…for the Little Things
When I was in 6th grade, I remember thinking that I all I needed for complete happiness was a cell phone and a laptop. Back then, both items were like cement blocks, but I thought they were so “sweet.” Today I have a laptop and a cell phone that performs more functions than I could … Continue reading »
February Mash Up: Links and Things That Made My Month Online
I found plenty to love during the month of love this year. Here are the blogs and things that rocked my online world: A Secret To More Happiness And Energy? Give Yourself A Bedtime, from The Happiness Project. Positive Intelligence, by Shawn Achor, in the Harvard Business Review. How Seinfeld’s Productivity Secret Fixed My Procrastination … Continue reading »
Passion and Marketability
Passionate people are intoxicating. No matter what field they work in – from music, to banking, to science – passion people are just plain fun to observe. People with passion about their craft are also insanely easy to brand. Instead of digging around for interesting industry insight, passionate people ooze excitement and draw people in … Continue reading »
You Are What You Think
A few days ago, a friend passed along a TED lecture from last summer, featuring Shawn Achor. The video discussed, in a phrase, positive psychology, or the idea that our thoughts guide our productivity, performance, and overall happiness. If you haven’t seen the video (I was late to the game, myself), watch it first here and then continue … Continue reading »
How to Make a Mild Obsession Part of Your Job
Good evening Pretendist-ers! So, if you’ve been within a 10 mile radius of me in the past month, you know my dark secret. Or lack of a dark secret, because it’s all I talk about. In a word: Pinterest. In less than a month, I created boards of every topic and origin, with pins ranging … Continue reading »
Should You Go See “The Vow?” I help you decide by answering questions you didn’t ask, but might.
Last night some friends and I scored preview passes to see The Vow. And by “scored preview passes,” I mean a co-worker found some at a local coffee shop and gave them to me. The Vow is the latest Valentine’s Day nightmare flick couples across the globe will flock to this weekend, in search of a … Continue reading »
4 Reasons Why “The Hunger Games” Won Me Over
If you’ve been within a 10 mile radius of me these past few weeks – nay- even just seeing me post online, you’ve learned that I am unabashedly obsessed with The Hunger Games trilogy. I finally gave the series a try, after hearing good things, and seeing a mighty interesting movie trailer. As a self-proclaimed literary … Continue reading »
January Mash Up: Links and Things That Made My Month Online
I say this every year: I can’t believe January is already over! One minute I’m making a list of resolutions, and the next, I’m looking around at the Valentine’s Day nightmare that has descended upon all retail outlets, thinking, “Wait, isn’t it still the holidays?” So today I’m releasing new feature to the Pretendist blog – one … Continue reading »
