Making AI a Member of Your Team
12 August 2025
Rachel read 21 Ways People Are Using A.I. at Work compiled by Larry Buchanan and Francesca Paris in yesterday's New York Times and reflected on her "rules of thumb" for considering delegation to the non-human members of her team.
Meaning of Life or Meaning in Life?
29 July 2025
A man travelled to a remote village to ask the wise sage “What is the meaning of life?” She replied, “The meaning of life is the quality that distinguishes a functional being from a dead one.” Geof explored the meaning in life by reading The Three Meanings of Meaning in Life: Distinguishing Coherence, Purpose, and Significance by Frank Martela and Michael F. Steger from The Journal of Positive Psychology, 11(5), 531–545.
Building Grit
15 July 2025
Janie read Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth and found newfound motivation and encouragement in the stories and actionable takeaways.
What’s Your Micro-Moment of Positivity?
1 July 2025
Allison was delighted to learn about "reverse pet peeves, tiny little joys, slo-mo on purpose, and finding the sliver" in Jancee Dunn’s article, Happiness Doesn’t Have to Be a Heavy Lift.
Zombies: More Than Scary Monsters
17 June 2025
Geof read Zombies in Western Culture: A Twenty-First Century Crisis by John Vervaeke, Christopher Mastropietro, and Filip Miscevic. The book is a cultural analysis of the rise of the zombie monster as a metaphor for western cultures crisis of meaning.
