Laura Pike Seeley
@laurapikeseeley
Laura Pike Seeley
Parenting and family stuff and Relationships
In other words, siblings are forced together, and then suddenly they’re not. The independence of adulthood—when proximity is no longer required and the obligations lessen—creates opportunities for siblings to build, repair, or discard the relationships of their youth, to stay stuck in or break free of the roles they played as children.
Rituals have been crucial for humans throughout history – and we still need them
theconversation.comSocial Rituals and
Whether or not our collective attention spans are shrinking is up for debate, as is the notion that this is destructive to our minds and relationships. What doesn't appear to be up for debate is that the crux of this issue lies in our relationship with technology, particularly networking technologies.
Laura Pike Seeley Follow @lpikeseeley • Deep Work and the Digital Workplace
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mbivalence is an invitation for rumination. We agonize about ambiguous comments, unsure what to make of them and whether to trust the people who make them.
Adam Grant • Opinion | Your Most Ambivalent Relationships Are the Most Toxic
Writing is important, of course, and hopefully, the dialogue, anti-description, and subtext I created illustrates the enormous chasm between a human’s turn of phrase and that of a machine. But even so, if that chasm were to close — years or decades into the future, if ever — I hope every copywriter reading this finds solace in the fact that writing... See more
Eddie Shleyner • This Writing Technique Turns Your Copy Into a “Mind Movie”
The plan for the Orbit is a grid of streets radiating around a dense central district, with proposed mid-rise towers, plentiful open spaces, and a mix of residential, commercial, and civic buildings. The center point of the plan is a commuter rail station that links Innisfil and other suburban communities to Toronto.
Nate Berg • fastcompany.com
fear of crime is deeply embedded in American society, and positive news about falling crime rates won’t simply make that fear go away.
Abdallah Fayyad • Why do Americans always think crime is going up?
While many leaders say they welcome dissent, their reactions often change when they actually get some. They may feel defensive. They may question their own judgment. They may resent having to take time to revisit the decision-making process. These are natural responses.