I learned how to play the guitar the other day. It's great! I always wanted to know how. I've seen other musicians play so effortlessly and thought this would be great time to learn. So, I turned to my favorite authoritative source, YouTube, and found a quick tutorial. All done! Finished! Now I know how to play the guitar. There's just one catch. I can't do it yet. It turns out that knowing HOW to do something and actually being able to do it are two different thing

I made what may seem like an audacious claim in a recent article. I said that I believe it is possible for us to become "better people." I think some clarification is in order. I didn't mean to imply that we can become different people but rather better people, or more precisely, better versions of ourselves. Susan Cain offers some helpful insight in her excellent book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking. (Sidebar: I highly recommend this bo