We all have aspirations and things we'd like to accomplish but too often we want to wait for things to be perfect before we begin. Scott Livingston has some timely advice on this matter: Start stupid.

Choosing to be kind is the sort of decision we'll rarely regret. Barry Brownstein has a marvelous story about what Robin Williams taught us about kindness.

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It's hard to overstate the devastation of the Los Angeles wildfires but it's very easy to over-politicize them. Michael Herman zooms out for the big picture and offers a reasoned explanation for the devastation.

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