On ADHD and Exercise

Supporting students to optimize learning As young people return to their studies after the holidays, it seems like the good time to discuss how the quality of their learning can be improved.One common — and notably underdiagnosed in girls — challenge is...

7 Books for Seeing in the Dark

Writing that shines a lightLife never ceases to be difficult, to paraphrase Rilke. Amidst its slings and arrows, there is often little to comfort and guide.Without generous writers, there would be almost nothing to help us see in the dark.Among recent difficulties...

Let's Reimagine Normal

Why challenging the status quo mattersA new realityRecently, I watched Netflix’s relationship reality show The Ultimatum: Queer Love.If you haven’t seen it, the show features five lesbian couples that split up and reshuffle. One partner in each wants to get married,...

On Writing and Mental Health

How not to suffer for artThe holidays can be the best of times and the worst of times. Even those of us privileged to live in peace and comfort can be swept into a nerve-rattling vortex of over-consumption and competitive good cheer.In the spirit of counteracting this...

On the Success / Effort Continuum

Why elbow grease matters in educationFor slightly convoluted reasons (a Kindle subscription was involved) I found myself reading Daniel Kahneman’s doorstop Thinking, Fast and Slow. Among the many (oh so many) fascinating titbits Kahneman doles out is a story about...