This year was hard. 2021 should be harder With 2020 in the rear view mirror and vaccines on the way, we grieve for lives and livelihoods lost and many of us yearn for elements of our lives…and for our kids’ and parents’ lives…to return to normal. For me, normal means…

How Not To Hurt My In-laws This Thanksgiving Lately, as I walk around New York City, I feel as though I am embodying a walking contradiction. On one hand, by day, I work for the largest health and healthcare foundation in the country. I know the unequivocal personal and public…

Managing worry in the time of uncertainty — With no in-person soccer practice and plenty of time for homework, I am finding once again that my 14 year old daughter has time to talk with me before bed. …

MY NUDGE STORY — Seven years ago, Sheena Iyengar came to talk to us at the Foundation about her book, The Art of Choosing. It was one of my first introductions to ideas like choice architecture, defaults and nudges. …

If that title made you feel anxious, please read on. — Does the quality of our relationships affect our health? Any of us, who has ever gone through struggles with our partners, children, parents, or colleagues know the answer is an obvious “Yes.” How many of us today alone have tuned out to what someone was saying — distracted by thoughts…

Lots of folks spot emerging trends, but are you making them work for you? — I want to tell you a success story. Five years ago, when Uber, AirBnB, and Handy emerged as examples of companies who didn’t own or employ the products and services they were selling, our team invited the leading expert on the sharing economy, Rachel Botsman, to speak at the Robert…

The Gray Anatomy of a Slow Hunch — Have you ever disagreed with your healthcare provider? Maybe about a diagnosis or a recommended treatment for you or your family member? If you disagreed with the advice, did you still take it? Or did you leave the prescription unfilled, the appointment with the specialist unscheduled? While Americans largely report…

Why Sharing Hunches Is Critical For You And Your Organization — I have a hunch that, if you tried something new, the most important meeting of your day could very well be one that has no clear objectives. One where people share incomplete thoughts and unformed ideas, where no problems actually get solved. That meeting probably sounds like a nightmare to…

The Evidence Isn’t Clear But Two Simple Questions May Help You Make A Better Decision. — Afew years ago at SXSW, I joined my fellow festival attendees on the sidewalks of downtown Austin, Texas. As we walked past historic sites like Austin City Limits and the Alamo theater, we were all looking at one thing…our phones. …