Blog — Jennifer L. Phillips, Ph.D.

Uncertainty by design

Philosophy, WorkJennifer PhillipsApril 13, 2021Physics, Einstein, Justice, uncertainty

Remember you must die

Life, PhilosophyJennifer PhillipsMarch 29, 2021death, memento mori, empathy, mortality, uncertainty

There will also be joy.

Life, PhilosophyJennifer PhillipsMarch 8, 2021grief, joy, Rumi, death

Origin Story: Be the Change

Newsletter, PhilosophyJennifer PhillipsFebruary 24, 2021gandhi, change

One in Seven Billion

Life, Philosophy, Work, HumorJennifer PhillipsFebruary 18, 2021Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Joy, Humor, Perspective, intentionality

Gross National Happiness

Justice, PhilosophyJennifer PhillipsFebruary 15, 2021success, economics, bhutan

Just the Way You Are

To guard against negativity, we suit up in privilege and emotional armor. And those warp our ways of being in the world — from wholehearted, present, and trusting to anxious, hoarding, and entitled.

Philosophy, LifeJennifer PhillipsNovember 18, 2019Mr. Rogers, Compassion, Acceptance, Love

Unfolding

Life does not proceed by leaps and bounds. It unfolds. At any given moment, it is the manifestation of a thousand transitions. - Amor Towles

Life, PhilosophyJennifer PhillipsOctober 12, 2019Time, Kairos, Presence, Patience, Urgency, Martin Luther King, MLK Jr., uncertainty

Genius hesitates.

A lesson on the importance of slow thinking, via Einstein and modern physicist Carlos Rovelli.

Work, Philosophy, BooksJennifer PhillipsSeptember 21, 2018Einstein, Slow Thinking, Physics, Quiet, Mindfulness, uncertainty

King, #Charlottesville, and beloved community.

By the weekend of August 12, King’s legacy was alive in Charlottesville. Our practical and spiritual preparation, rooted in King’s words and example, empowered us.

"Live the questions now."

Are you wading through uncertainties in work and life? Live the questions.

Poetry, Strategy, PhilosophyJennifer PhillipsJuly 27, 2017Rilke, Strategy, Philosophy, Privilege, uncertainty

"What, to the American slave, is the fourth of July?"

Frederick Douglass's famous speech is as relevant as ever.

Enrichment, Justice, Philosophy, PoetryJennifer PhillipsJuly 3, 2017Frederick Douglass, Fourth of July

Minimalism has its critics, and they have something important to say.

Is minimalism a philosophy devised by elites, for elites?

Justice, Philosophy, WorkJennifer PhillipsApril 11, 2017Minimalism, Work, Justice, Privilege

How minimalism can help you find your purpose and focus at work.

Imagine a world in which everyone works with good and creative purpose, free from distraction, and full of the energy that comes from rest and good strategy.