Honest Doesn’t Have to Mean Harsh
23 June 2026
Janie watched Adam Grant interview Kristen Bell on his podcast, Re:Thinking with Adam Grant.
What We're Reading Now
These Two Minutes Matter
9 June 2026
Allison read Just 2 minutes a day of this type of exercise may help you live longer and was excited to learn about a study published in the European Heart Journal.
Building Community Through Conversation
26 May 2026
Geof read Peter Block’s Community: The Structure of Belonging and came away with a deeper appreciation for how transformation happens, not through big plans or distant authority, but through the conversations that create belonging, accountability, and shared possibilities.
Wisdom to Help You Write Better Sentences
12 May 2026
Barbara read Good Writing: 36 Ways to Improve Your Sentences by Neal Allen and Anne Lamott and learned some encouraging help for editing second and third drafts of any kind of writing—essays, memos, emails, articles, stories, and poems.
Listen to Understand, Not to Fix
28 April 2026
Janie read How to deal with chronically negative people by Maggie Penman and appreciated her suggestions on how to be a better listener when dealing with someone who is chronically negative.
