How to Answer the Hardest Question Out There

And Why Everyone Suddenly Sounds the Same

25 Jun

June 25, 2025
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The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”

Eleanor Roosevelt

It Really Is Quittin’ Time


It’s Wednesday, and you are amazing.
Midweek energy is a real thing—somewhere between “I got this” and “I need a nap.” Today, we’re celebrating the small wins, sneaking in a walk, maybe even finishing that one email that’s been haunting us since Monday.

Now kick back, click around, and give yourself a minute. You’ve earned it.

AND a big happy birthday to my husband—who never misses a punchline, a parking spot, or a chance to remind me that he’s officially one year wiser.

TODAY’S PICKS

How to Answer the Hardest Question Out There

“Tell me about yourself.” Easy to ask, weirdly hard to answer. This piece offers a gentler, deeper way to respond—without launching into your résumé.

Who Was Nellie, Anyway?

You’ve heard the phrase. Maybe even used it. But the real story behind “Nervous Nellie” is weirder—and more political—than you’d ever guess.

Why Everyone Suddenly Sounds the Same

Something’s shifting in the way we talk—and write. A few oddly specific words are popping up everywhere. The reason? Let’s just say it’s…not entirely human.

What’s one unexpected thing you wish people knew about you?