Archive for the ‘Psychology’ Category
The trip you’re on
When it comes to travel, Esteban and I are planners: Before every trip we peruse a stack of guide books from the library, study some history, and map out our logistics. Eight cities and three countries in one trip. WHAT WERE WE THINKING?! Although we still leave plenty of time for serendipity, planning helps us […]
Filed under: Paris, Psychology, Travel | 63 Comments
Tags: back injury, Travel, travel tips
Cracking open the “funnies” file
On my desktop sits a folder called “funnies.” Some of its contents date back to the earliest days of the internet, so I no longer remember their source. The internet circa 1973. I had a lot fewer bookmarks back then. But no matter: Whenever I’m having a rough day, the “funnies” file always brings a […]
Filed under: Attempted humor, Psychology | 58 Comments
Tags: funnies, funny headlines, humor
The first time I met Aunt Lisa, Esteban and I had rented a Plymouth Reliant in Queens and had driven it through rain and sleet almost 300 miles north to Lake Placid. I remember almost every mile thanks to the bald tires and absent windshield wipers (which presumably had been stolen back in Queens). Lisa […]
Filed under: Friends and family, Psychology | 81 Comments
How UNICEF sees refugees
Graphic created with images and posts compiled from UNICEF’s Twitter feed. All images copyright UNICEF. Read more about UNICEF’s work with refugees.
Filed under: On this day in history, Psychology | 23 Comments
Tags: refugee children, refugee crisis, refugee statistics, UNICEF
My theme for 2017: focus
After shooting some 15,000 frames in the past 12 months it took me a while to choose my 2016 Picture of the Year. But here it is, at last: Supermoon over Downtown. I know what you’re thinking. “IT’S TOTALLY OUT OF FOCUS!” Which is why it seems like a perfect metaphor for my past year. […]
Filed under: On being creative, Psychology, Technology | 97 Comments
Tags: focus, monotasking, multitasking, new year's resolutions
Fail harder
I read an article a while back about Johannes Haushofer, a professor of psychology and public affairs at Princeton University who wrote a rather unconventional résumé: rather than tout his accomplishments, instead he listed his failures. “Most of what I try fails, but these failures are often invisible, while the successes are visible,” Haushofer wrote. […]
Filed under: Attempted humor, Friends and family, Photography, Psychology | 123 Comments
Tags: fail harder, Johannes Haushofer, Liz and James, pet photography, photography fail, Rocky
Crazed weasel in a hamster wheel
I was going to whine about how busy the past month has been (because it has felt like the writer’s equivalent of a puppy mill). But then I stumbled across this photo I shot in May and was reminded that even when we’re quite literally running from one thing to the next, there’s still beauty […]
Filed under: Paris, Photography, Psychology | 108 Comments
Tags: Notre Dame de Paris, Paris, Seine river
“You’re going to Paris again?” The annoyance is palpable when friends ask that — and it’s a fair question. There are so many beautiful places in the world, so many interesting cities besides Paris. “Don’t you get bored, seeing the same stuff?” I’m always tempted to reply: This quote came to mind last month in […]
Filed under: On being creative, Paris, Photography, Psychology | 82 Comments
Tags: Marcel Proust, Paris, Paris photography, Photography lesson, Place des Vosges, Seeing through new eyes
How to get more blog traffic
After the blogging 101 post I did in January, the question I got most consistently was, “How do I get more people to visit/follow my blog?” Here’s the best advice I can offer: Take a dip in the Community Pool. It’s a great place to meet other bloggers and build a community of followers. It’s […]
Filed under: How to ..., Psychology, Writing | 91 Comments
Tags: blog traffic, blogging, Blogging 101, blogging statistics, how to blog, how to get blog followers
Where do you turn for photographic inspiration? Flickr, perhaps? Or Instagram? Not me — not anymore. I turn to online auctions and classified ads. I’ve gained a bit of weight recently, for reasons I don’t understand. So in spite of some unfortunate past purchases … … I’ve been shopping for cheap-yet-more-or-less-presentable Pants In A Bigger […]
Filed under: Attempted humor, Photography, Psychology | 28 Comments
Tags: online ads, online classifieds, Web photography
