Molly Snowden

But in “Braiding Sweetgrass,” you write about nature as capable of showing us love. If that’s true, doesn’t it also have to be capable of showing us the opposite? The answer that comes to mind is that it’s not all about us.

What?! [Laughs.] Some of these cycles of creation and destruction that promote renewal and change might be bad for us, but we’... See more

“The freedom to fly was central to Elsa’s fascination with birds. At her death, Elsa had 35 birds, including canaries and goldfinches, living in large cages, filling her days with song. Outside her house, she planted berry-filled shrubs and placed water containers to attract birds of all species. In Rome, a crow grew fond of her, visiting her terra... See more

Keep busy with survival. Imitate the trees. Learn to lose in order to recover, and remember that nothing stays the same for long

Those who really win (an industry, or in a career) did so by delaying gratification. One of the greatest competitive advantages in a startup team — or any bold new project or turnaround — is simply sticking together long enough to figure it out. This is hard because our natural human tendency is to crave short-term rewards and seek short-cuts to sa... See more