I woke up this morning to a message from a former student who’d sent me a link to Anne-Marie Slaughter’s cover story in the new Atlantic. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s a brilliant piece that lays out the reasons why women still can’t have it all — and what we as a society […]
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Have It All? Why We’re Asking the Wrong Question.
Posted in "What should I do with my life?", feminism, life choices, worklife balance, workplace, tagged Anne-Marie Slaughter, Atlantic, expectations, female role models, having it all, Hillary Clinton, Lisa Belkin, Michelle Obama, Myra Strober, opportunity cost, Oprah, parenthood, Sheryl Sandbert, worklife balance, workplace structures on June 21, 2012| 3 Comments »
Women, Willpower, and Thanksgiving
Posted in culture, decision-making, too many choices, why women?, tagged decision-making, John Tierney, Kelly McGonigal, Rachel Combe, Roy F. Baumeister, stress, Thanksgiving, the holidays, The Willpower Instinct, willpower on November 22, 2011| 1 Comment »
Hey you! Yes, you–the one with all those balls in the air! Before you take another bite of pumpkin pie, read this. A couple of new books–Willpower, by social psychologist Roy F. Baumeister, PhD and New York Times reporter John Tierney, and The Willpower Instinct by Stanford University psychologist Kelly McGonigal, PhD–dig into the science […]
Done in by the Language
Posted in "What should I do with my life?", culture, decision, decision-making, life choices, why women?, tagged choices, compromise, Kathryn Zox, trade-offs on May 26, 2011| 1 Comment »
So Wednesday I had an interview with Kathryn Zox on VoiceAmerica and she asked me if I could think of a more positive word for “compromise.” And to be honest — well, it was early in the morning — I could not. Can you? Thing is, life is all about the trade-offs. But “compromise”? It’s […]
Too Many Choices… In Bed, Part Deux
Posted in culture, decision-making, grass-is-greener, psychology of choice, too many choices on November 4, 2009| 3 Comments »
In the first part of this suddenly two-part series, I talked about the “cautionary matrons” who advise their younger counterparts against marriage–and against staying single. Today’s post has nothing to do with any of that. What it does have to do with is choices. Lots of them. And easy access to them. At all hours. […]
Too Many Choices… In Bed
Posted in "What should I do with my life?", being judged, culture, grass-is-greener, the ticking clock, tagged analysis paralysis, divorce, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Elle, fear of commitment, grass-is-greener, Irina Aleksander, Lori Gottlieb, marriage, New York Observer, Prozac Nation, Sandra Tsing Loh, settling, The Atlantic, the road not traveled, too many choices on October 23, 2009| 5 Comments »
As it is in fortune cookies, so it is in women’s lives and the choices they face… which is to say that, while the greatest measurable strides we’ve made have been in the realm of work–even, perhaps, as a result of those strides–we’ve found ourselves stumped when it comes to the choices we face over […]
Midlife Crisis, For Her
Posted in "What should I do with my life?", the ticking clock, too many choices on August 25, 2009| 10 Comments »
The other day, I got an interesting email from a good friend of mine. She was walking home from work, she said, having what she referred to as a “low self-esteem day,” when she came upon a big sign in a storefront, picturing three smiling (appropriately diverse, yet all perfectly coiffed) women, “around our age,” […]
Wherever you go, there you are
Posted in culture, psychology of choice on July 29, 2009| Leave a Comment »
It’s not just us. It’s not just you. Choice overload, making work work, analysis paralysis — it’s everywhere you look. Just a few quick hits: Surfing for Mr. Good Date? Technology Review reports a new study out of the Harvard Business School that suggests that, when it comes to online dating, you might still be […]
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