The power of ‘thanks’ by Chuck Leddy (Harvard Gazette) Chuck Leddy notes the findings of a book by Harvard Business School associate professor Francesca Gino, Sidetracked: Why Our Decisions Get Derailed, and How We Can Stick to the Plan, which (among other subjects) tackles gratitude and its motivating effect on others.  Based off of several… Read More Weekly Rewind

Check out some of the most relevant articles and news stories for Millennial readers that hit the web over the past few weeks. Cuomo’s big abortion mistake by Kristen Day (NY Daily News) Kristen Day points out that although 50% of Americans identify as pro-life (with only 41% identifying as pro-choice and over 60% favoring… Read More Weekly Rewind (Triple edition)

Check out some of the most relevant articles and news stories for Millennial readers that hit the web over the past couple of weeks. An awful loss, a beautiful life, a daunting task by Tim Carney (The Examiner) Tim Carney gleans hope and insight from the tragedy of the death of his 14-month old nephew,… Read More Weekly Rewind

Check out some of the most relevant articles and news stories for Millennial readers that hit the web last week! What George W. Bush Did Right by Christian Caryl (Foreign Policy) Christian Caryl lauds President Bush’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which was announced in his 2003 inaugural address and has provided $44 billion… Read More Weekly Rewind

Learning to Fail Well by Dan Horan (Dating God) Dan Horan explores both anecdotal and experiential examples of the modern phenomenon of parents trying to protect their children through adulthood from any experience of failure, which often results in children living with an abject fear of failure and an inability to stretch themselves creatively.  As… Read More Weekly Rewind (Post-B16 Announcement)

The politics of Downton Abbey: Down with the patriarchy! by Melinda Henneberger (The Washington Post) Melinda Henneberger muses over the success of the television show Downton Abbey and takes issue with some who claim that its popularity is due to a nostalgic yearning for the “classy” job creators of the aristocracy.  As Henneberger points out,… Read More Weekly Rewind

49ers head coach describes joy of Peru mission work by Kate Veik and Marianne Medlin  (Catholic News Agency) Jim Harbaugh, the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, describes the joy he feels when he joins fellow parishioners from his Menlo Park, California parish on their trips to Peru.  They visit to aid a growing… Read More Weekly Rewind