Just say the word “meditation,” and you might be immediately infused with a sense of calm. You imagine a quiet, expansive nothingness that helps you focus and regroup. But what if you can’t shut off your brain when you try to meditate? What if all the noise of everyday life — your to-do list at […]

There may be no richer Silicon Valley lore: It was 2004, Mark Zuckerberg’s summer of craziness. At 20, he and five buddies had rented a Palo Alto home, where they partied and wrote code for Facebook. One day, as Zuckerberg and the guys were strolling the neighborhood, he saw a familiar face. It was Sean […]

I’ve done a lot of talking about what the problems are, and I was asked (very rightfully so) about what I think the solutions are. Buckle up, folx. This is going to be a long one. To begin: I’ve been thinking about this deeply and I wish I had more crystallized ideas. I think a […]