How to Be Late for Dinner
In observation of Labor Day 2008, we share the following essay by New York writer Vicki Wilson. It’s an honest
Technology vs. the Soul
At what point does being wired, linked up, zoned in, and always connected become a disservice to ourselves and the culture around us?
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How to Start Unplugging From a Plugged-in Job
Jim, one of my entrepreneurship students this summer, has led an extraordinary life.
Born in France, Jim sailed the world with
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How to Stay Stressed
While cleaning out old paper files the other day, I ran across a printout of an intriguing e-mail message received
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Three Books on the Perils of the Internet
“After several generations of ‘technological improvement’… we have become a people who cannot think about anything important.”
—Wendell BerryThe Internet is
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The Truth About Quitting and other winners
We received well over three hundred entries to our essay contest, and today announce the winners. All the prize checks
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Opting Out of the Deferred Life Plan
Which moves you: Drive or passion?
Once upon a time, a young Apple Computer attorney named Randy Komisar negotiated a deal
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Fixing a Broken Work Model
Try as I might, I still spend too much time in front of the computer. I’m an Internet junkie. Even
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The Lonely Novelist’s Five-Point Productivity Plan
I work entirely from home, and unless I make a concerted effort, I can go weeks without seeing other human
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Life Without Principle (or Interest)
With this post we inaugurate CommonSensical, a periodic feature here at Soul Shelter, in which we’ll offer commentary from thinkers and
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Want to Achieve Your Goal? Avoid E-Mail!
— CCPT™ points the way —
My career is deeply intertwined with Japan, and a stay in Tokyo late last year
