By Vega Subramaniam
Last week, I shared some of my struggles around—and possible ways to deal with—heavy, demoralizing, overwhelming tasks. And I promised to come back this week with a couple tools that Mala and I have been mucking around … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
There are times when I open up my email, and I just want to crawl under the covers and turn it all off. And mind you, I say this as an “Inbox-50” kinda gal. In other words, … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
When things go wrong, what questions swirl in your mind?
Perhaps these sound familiar:
By Vega Subramaniam
I spend a lot of my waking hours thinking about, if not in actual conversation with people about, career transitions. And when I say ‘career transitions,’ I mean in a big way. Breaking from the well-trodden course … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
It’s mid-February. Would you look at that.
Mid-February, and already I’m not exercising every week (or ever). I haven’t finished my crochet project. To be sure, I did register for the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (priorities, people!), but I … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
I was talking to my friend Janeen a couple weeks ago about the fact that Mala and I are taking a month right now of what I’m ostentatiously calling a “sabbatical.” We are on a mission to … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
Ah, the holiday season. What is it about this time of year that I find so…unnecessary?
I kid.
I am sure there are people out there who have an uncomplicated, wholly joyous relationship to the holiday season. … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
I’m a born Pollyanna. As friends used to say, “Of course you’d stand up for [insert annoying colleague who did a stupid thing]; you never say anything mean about anybody.”
Fair enough. But it’s been … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
There are certain questions I hear people ask themselves out loud a lot:
“Why do I always let the mail pile up like this?!” “Why can’t I ever get anything done on time?!” “Why do I … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
What we want, a lot of us, is to face life with confidence and contentment, and to make a difference.
A requirement of building confidence and contentment, if I may posit, is maintaining an accurate inventory … Read More
