The 130-Hour Work-Week?

The 130-Hour Work-Week?

There has recently been some mild controversy in the investment banking community about the role of the 130-hour work-week for their junior employees, with some of the old guard thinking this is just fine—based, I believe, on the principle “I did it, so you should...
Creating Joy Bubbles

Creating Joy Bubbles

During CoVid, I’m doing my best to create “joy bubbles.” (Here I am not talking about Deep Joy. That’s the purpose of life stuff. I don’t think you create that type of joy—a joy which is more of a way of living every day, nearly a discipline.) I am...

The Phone Call: A Human Connection During Covid

The other morning I received a text message from a very good physician friend of mine—one who I hadn’t talked to in several months. Within 10 minutes, we exchanged seven text messages, covering topics such as a hip issue I am having, his Covid vaccination status, a...