Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

As women, we’re often so focused on the immediate—checking things off our to-do lists, caring for others, meeting deadlines—that we forget to pause and ask ourselves: What do I really want my life to ...

Although lots of the stories we tell each other about retirement from work are positive ("finally, you can do whatever you want!"), the reality can be less sunny. Studies show that depression often ...

A trio of experts offered a helpful suggestion for answering these all important questions in the pages of HBR recently. Why not steal a page from the corporate playbook and modify big business’s ...

Though every leader has a vision, they realize (soon enough) that “has” is not a static term. Maybe “lives with” is more accurate, since any starter-vision can evolve. It’s subject to experience. So, ...

Years before the $3,500 Apple Vision Pro was officially announced at WWDC 2023 last June, I made a bold prediction: The “killer app” — a piece of software or use case that can single-handedly justify ...