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Can we treat life like an engineering problem? In many ways – yes

by Andrea James | Mar 23, 2016 | Curiosity, Inspiration

Did you ever notice how people are always solving for something? Successful people are constantly solving for X. And X can be lots of things — more time to pursue one’s passions, it can be more money, it can be negotiating a raise, it can be finding more...

We love consistency but need change: Voila, the seasons

by Andrea James | Nov 6, 2011 | Curiosity, Inspiration, Photos, Seattle, That's Life

My old alarm clock went off this morning before my mobile phone did. That’s odd, I thought as I scrambled over to shut the thing up. The dumb alarm clock — as in, not smart like my phone — is the backup alarm, the one that will faithfully and...

Lucky seven billion — now what?

by Andrea James | Oct 31, 2011 | Curiosity, Politics, That's Life

In case you haven’t heard, the United Nations is saying that the world population will reach 7 billion today. Happy Halloween? Of course, the number and date are symbolic rough estimates, since there’s no way to count everyone on the planet down to the...

Economics should be taught in schools. Period.

by Andrea James | Oct 12, 2011 | Curiosity, Journalism, Politics, Wall Street logic

My initial reaction to the #OccupyWallStreet protests is this: Our public schools are failing many of our kids. This is not new and I’m not the first to say it. People know that to compete in a global, information-based and technological economy, education is...

Simplicity gains momentum, but at what cost?

by Andrea James | Oct 7, 2011 | Curiosity, Inspiration

Simplicity is all the rage right now. And in so many walks of life, too. Do you ever wonder why? Why do we want to pare down, cut back, sift out, and reduce to the essentials? The world is no more complex than it’s ever been. The difference is that, thanks to...

You know you’re part of the digital revolution when . . .

by Andrea James | Oct 4, 2011 | Communication, Curiosity

. . . Apple speaks, and it suddenly becomes OK to stop working and pay attention. Engadget live blog New York Times live...
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