At the start of the pandemic, I decided that it was time to write my first book on what it means to have calm living and working in the new hybrid environment. All of us are now facing additional challenges that emerged during this time, such as maintaining productivity and…

At the start of the pandemic, I decided that it was time to write my first book. …

Creativity requires divergent thinking and convergent thinking, two distinct modes that imply different behaviors — and space requirements. When I hear coworkers say, “I’m flaring,” I know they are in experimental mode. They’re brainstorming and looking for a variety of alternatives. Someone who is flaring seeks a large number of inputs since the goal isn’t to find the single best idea as much as to look widely for…

Simple rituals have become more significant recently as we’ve moved from physical meeting rooms to the virtual ones during the pandemic. In absence of being able to clearly read the “room” (i.e. …