When There’s No More “Up.” Lessons from the Top of the Mountain
The highlight of a career prompted dark new emotions and lessons on what it means to follow your curiosity.
A contrarian view to work life balance
Many people decry the idea of hard work that jeopardizes work-life balance. But maybe the sacrifice you’re making now leads to better life options later.
My third time around with COVID
A third round with COVID and I’m mad. My body is absorbing the punches, but what is next? A reflection.
A death in the family
A death in the family prompts a moment of introspection for the author Mark Schaefer
Five times I almost died
I am obsessed with cataloging the times I almost died. Here are the stories.
Five ways I fail in my life every day.
I’m normal. Here are five ways I fail every day.
Dear intern: My screw-up story
Everybody has their embarrassing intern story. Here’s mine.
Lessons from a small journey into the post-COVID world
A business trip provided a glimpse into an emerging post-COVID world.
What I learned from a month-long sabbatical
For the first time, I took a month off. What were the results of this sabbatical experiment?
Experimenting with the Most Human Podcast
Mark and Brooke experiment with the most human podcast, revealing personal details of the impact of 2020 on their lives.