by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jul 19, 2023 | Thoughts You Can Use
I write for a living. I help other people write. I coach them on how to do it. Sometimes I do it for them and help them place it in the newspapers. Sometimes I develop long-term strategic plans to help people bolster their reputations. Above all, though, I’m a...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jul 12, 2023 | Thoughts You Can Use
Last Monday I was playing squash and my heart flipped out. It was beating twice as fast as usual and wouldn’t slow down. At first, I assumed I was having a panic attack, but after an hour? Not so much. I had a phone call with a Physician’s Assistant at One...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jul 5, 2023 | Thoughts You Can Use
We took a family vacation last week, to North Carolina. It was great fun but stressful in the way that family vacations can be. Our two-year-old son Freddy learned to climb out of the travel crib, which meant he skipped a few hours’ sleep each night. And that has...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jun 21, 2023 | Thoughts You Can Use
It was Father’s Day this weekend, so it’s a good time for me to share some patronizing parenting advice. It’s called “Le Pause.” My friend Dietlind recommended a parenting book called “Bringing up Bebe”. And now I am an expert...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jun 14, 2023 | Thoughts You Can Use
Heineken made a great #OpenYourWorld campaign a few years ago where they got people with different political views to do a task together. At the end, they had the option of sitting down for a beer. Most people had the beer, even though they knew the other person had...
