by Lauren | 6 Dec 2018 | Curiosity, Self-awareness
The naysayer.The social media addict.The procrastinator.The maximizer.The perfectionist.The people pleaser. I have a lot of demons, gremlins, shadow selves – whatever you want to call them – that show up on the regular. And while I enjoy a good debate with my...
by Lauren | 27 Apr 2014 | Curiosity, Self-awareness
Here’s your weekly curiosity experiment: This week, I had the experience of drawing on parts of my past experience that I never imagined would find applications in my current profession. All of a sudden, years of musical performances as a child and young adult...
by Lauren | 13 Apr 2014 | Community, Curiosity, Self-awareness
Here’s your weekly curiosity experiment: My friend Mike Beltzner has a wonderful way of observing birthdays: He tweets out a brief ode to the birthday person that acts as an evocative thumbnail sketch and celebration, all in 140 characters or less. For example:...
by Lauren | 6 Apr 2014 | Curiosity, Self-awareness
Did you notice I didn’t post a curiosity experiment last week? Well, I have no excuse, really – I just didn’t get around to doing it. I thought about sending it out late with an apology, but then I figured no one would be too upset about having one less...
by Lauren | 23 Mar 2014 | Curiosity, Self-awareness, Technology
Here’s your weekly curiosity experiment: In my latest blog post, I propose some remedies for the common complaint that “technology” (i.e. screen-based devices and the internet) is inherently distracting, overwhelming, and/or draining. One simple...
by Lauren | 16 Mar 2014 | Business, Curiosity, Self-awareness
Here’s your weekly curiosity experiment: Since becoming a solopreneur, I’ve experimented with several ways of assembling smart people with shared values to strategize about my business. At first, I mostly relied on my wise and wonderful partner, David....
by Lauren | 2 Mar 2014 | Curiosity, Self-awareness
Here’s your weekly curiosity experiment: As I prepare to fly to the “Keep it Weird” capital, Austin, Texas, to speak at South by Southwest, I am revisiting my “pre-game” (or if you prefer, “pre-show”) routine. After many years...
by Lauren | 23 Feb 2014 | Accidental Bosses & Leadership, Curiosity, Self-awareness
Here’s your weekly curiosity experiment: The past year has given me many opportunities to learn about the power of reframing – that is, the way a situation can change rather dramatically when we shift the energy and interpretation we bring to it. A simple...
by Lauren | 16 Feb 2014 | Curiosity, Self-awareness
Here’s your weekly curiosity experiment: There are a lot of cute kid videos on the internet. This one, of a small girl experiencing her first rain shower (clearly she’s not from the west coast of Canada!), stands out. She circles with wonder, returning...
by Lauren | 9 Feb 2014 | Curiosity, Self-awareness
Here’s your weekly curiosity experiment: Randi Buckley, in a recent post about the impulse to give advice, writes, “Kind people certainly want to help. Helpers want to make it better and to fix things… [But] there is power in being witnessed. Being seen...
