What’s neglected by “magnificent” philanthropy, and by Singerian global poverty focus
Handling emotions better over time
Developing skills and mellowing with age
You don’t have to treat pets as family members
Why do we treat pets so differently from other animals?
Developing the middle ground on polarized topics
Avoiding false dichotomies
Inner dialogue, walking down the sidewalk
A discussion I have with myself a lot
Advice for getting along with your kids
Lessons learned from the first 10 years
Two 19th-century missionary memoirs in China
Life for an American family in 1860s China
Relaxing my standards on housekeeping
Getting to “good enough”
Children’s appearance is over-controlled
Giving up control over choices that don’t belong to me
Tool: “Is this causing a problem?”
A method for not sweating the small stuff