This week, for the first time in many years, I felt encouraged about the challenges we face in regard to carbon emissions, climate change and other major environmental issues, and about the behavioral changes that meeting them will require. As odd as it might sound, I credit my exposure to the amazing advancements now taking
The idea of “fun and fame” needs to be incorporated into everything we do — not just occasionally, but on an everyday basis. Why? Because we want to feel good about what we are doing, and we as humans are biologically wired for this positive feeling. When we feel good about something, our brains produce
Sometimes you have such an eventful week, you can’t sleep. I’ve just had that kind of week, hopping between a conference on wastewater, the Gamification Summit and the Food Marketing Institute Sustainability Summit (which I’ll discuss in an upcoming blog), as well as meeting with representatives of Central African countries. The adrenaline required to keep
While I’m accustomed to speaking before large groups, I must admit to being a bit more nervous than usual as it came time for me to give a little talk as a panel member at the Gamification Summit. But I guess that was only natural, since most of the people in the audience were about
Ever have one of those dreams where you’re back in school and suddenly realize that you haven’t been doing your homework and are totally unprepared for a big exam that’s about to take place? Well, I experienced that same sort of sinking feeling at 3 a.m. the other morning – only I wasn’t asleep. In
This past weekend, I went on a quest for new knowledge, traveling to Phoenix for my first summit on water, with all the anticipation of a kid going to a new school. Learning new things about a subject or commodity that most people take for granted is always exciting, but what I really find intriguing
Like a lot of people, I have been indoctrinated with the idea that owning a home is the fulfillment of the “American dream.” But after spending a recent weekend in my West Hollywood apartment, rather than airborne to some distant city or country, it occurred to me that I now seem to find apartment living
Admittedly, the president’s speech on jobs Thursday night stirred up a lot of emotions in me, although I’m not exactly sure why. I thought I was over politics and watching speeches, and was really only focused on the football game it preceded. In fact, I had already pretty much written off Obama, as have a