Why and how to be brain-friendly to yourself and others

Why and how to be brain-friendly to yourself and others

The term “brain-friendly” ranges from being clear to confusing. If you’re confused, you can feel threatened, which is the exact opposite of a brain-friendly state of mind. So here’s my stab at clearing up the confusion about the term brain-friendly. This post answers...

Why and how to declutter your mind

The dog’s unofficial code of conduct is: “If you can’t eat it, play with it or pee on it, leave it alone.” Meet Marcel. Even though he’s just 7 months old, we’ve noticed he’s intuitively adhered to this code ever since he came to live with us. (Granted, as a...

Stop polluting; avoid “bad asks”

After my last blog post on the culture clash of “experts” and “idiots”, I had some explaining to do. My referring to “Let’s do lunch” and “We want to hear from you” as “fake asks” was too harsh for some Charleston folks. To paraphrase one individual: “What if I’m...