Joanne Tombrakos

My Obsession With Time – Day 23

I’ve been obsessed with the subject of time. More so than usual but not necessarily news for those who know I wrote an entire book on the subject last year. Acutely aware of my own mortality.Humbled by all I’ve managed to fit in the last five years and how fast it went.Worried that the next five will […]

Will This Stand The Test Of Time? – Day 22

There are literally 838,000,000 search results when you Google “how to write a great blog” – at least as of this morning. One question that many of them will tell you to ask yourself is this –Will this stand the test of time?On the one hand I like the idea of taking a moment to […]

In Search Of Perspective – Day 21

There is a film I ask my NYU students to watch called The Powers of Ten. Written and produced by Charles and Ray Eames, better known to the world for the design of the Eames chair, the film was made in 1968 and re-released in 1977. It’s since become a bit of a classic and […]

The Right Way And The Wrong Way – Day 20

“Humans now create in two days the same amount of data that it took from the dawn of civilization until 2003 to create.” Eric Schmidt, Google Executive Chairman A pretty staggering fact.In all that “stuff” we try to mine through lie countless individuals telling you the right way to do something. Or the wrong way. […]

Why Bragging Is Not A Bad Thing

I used to think bragging was bad. I thought it was arrogant and was evidence of an overly developed ego. That idea was reinforced growing up. The message I got was that it was better to appear humble and not make a big deal of your achievements. The underlying Greek superstition was that if you talked too […]

The Books That Made A Difference – Day 18

In the last five years I’ve discovered a number of authors whose writing has influenced my thinking and my direction, who inspire me and make me think. This is a partial list, but a significant one – one that I’d like to share. Linchpin – When I was still in my corporate job, I didn’t […]