I know it sounds simple and obvious, but I believe it is important to take the time to self-reflect (yes, I am once again suggesting the benefit of SELF-REFLECTION) to “make the most of every day we are given.” I think the first time this concept really hit home for me was when I was a senior at Abington Heights
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One of the many benefits of self-reflection is that I try to carefully listen to what people say and why they say it. Sometimes I wonder if people are even aware of what they are saying. And often I realize having a sense of humor is helpful. One of my favorite examples is when someone is having an argument and
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It’s been a while (too long) since my last blog post. My colleague, Khalid Ali, who manages this website constantly reminds me that I owe him a blog post. So, I promised Khalid that I will send him a post at least every other week — if not more often. My only excuse for the delay in sending a post
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It amazes me to realize that the COVID pandemic started one year ago. Sometimes it feels like it started 10 years ago, and other times it feels like it began yesterday. I want to take a few minutes to SELF REFLECT on the pandemic, and attempt to look at it in a BALANCED way, the tragedy and the benefits,
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A friend summed up 2020 the other day for me: “Harry, the only good news regarding 2020 is that it is almost over.” Very few people have seen anything like it: A pandemic that has killed more than 1.5 million people around the world, including 280,000 Americans; 25 million Americans unemployed or underemployed, significant social unrest, and a U.S. presidential
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Here’s a blog post to take your mind away (at least temporarily) from the US presidential election and COVID 😉 Many years ago, as an 18-year-old freshman at Lawrence University, a liberal arts college in northeastern Wisconsin, I learned an invaluable lesson in my required Freshman Studies class. We were assigned to read everything from Plato’s Republic to Shakespeare’s plays,
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I admit that I often (okay, VERY FREQUENTLY) mention that one of the biggest advantages of SELF-REFLECTION (and becoming self-aware) is that it minimizes the number of times you are surprised. I explain in my classes at Kellogg that anyone can determine if someone is really SELF-REFLECTIVE by talking to them for 15 minutes and seeing how often they admit
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Hi Everyone, First of all, I pray that you are safe and healthy during the global pandemic and significant social unrest. It has clearly been a remarkable year in many dimensions. As may be the case with many of you, I am constantly asked, “How are you doing?” For over a month now I have been responding to this question
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I want to wish all dads a very happy Father’s Day!!!! My day started with Daniel, Diane, and Suzie singing “Happy Father’s Day” and serving me my favorite disaster sausage omelet from Sarkis Cafe in Evanston (I highly recommend it as long as you take several long jogs the same day 😉). We then went on a wonderful bike ride
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First of all, I want to wish everyone a fantastic New Year!!! Welcome to the 2020’s!!! As an aside, I read an article that summarized a debate as to whether the 2020’s start on January 1, 2020 or January 1, 2021….something to do with whether at the very beginning of time you start at zero or one; I will let
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