Lisa Rivero M.A.

Social Media and the Hedgehog's Dilemma

To what extent do we use social media as the middle, safe distance to avoid having not only closer, unplugged relationships with others...

To what extent do we use social media as the middle, safe distance to avoid having not only closer, unplugged relationships with others...

Slow Intelligence

Learning skills of slowness may be particularly beneficial, and particularly challenging, for those who think the fastest.

Learning skills of slowness may be particularly beneficial, and particularly challenging, for those who think the fastest.

To Be Your Best, Suck You Must

Just two months before winning the 2011 U.S. Open in record-breaking fashion, Rory McIlroy lost the Masters in what some pronounced “a breakdown of historic proportions.” How many of us, after sucking in such a public way, would have picked up our bags and gone home for good?

Just two months before winning the 2011 U.S. Open in record-breaking fashion, Rory McIlroy lost the Masters in what some pronounced “a breakdown of historic proportions.” How many of us, after sucking in such a public way, would have picked up our bags and gone home for good?

Practice Safe Sharing

Being more open and honest about our thoughts and feelings is always the best course. Or is it?

Being more open and honest about our thoughts and feelings is always the best course. Or is it?

Give Yourself to Yourself

An advocate does not chastise, does not berate, does not push to the point of exhaustion. An advocate does not blame or bring up old mistakes.

An advocate does not chastise, does not berate, does not push to the point of exhaustion. An advocate does not blame or bring up old mistakes.

No, I Insist, After You

If we can resist the urge to reach for the security blanket of a cell phone, long queues offer a built-in opportunity to slow down, to practice mindfulness, to watch life unfold at its own pace, to practice gratitude, even to daydream a little.

If we can resist the urge to reach for the security blanket of a cell phone, long queues offer a built-in opportunity to slow down, to practice mindfulness, to watch life unfold at its own pace, to practice gratitude, even to daydream a little.

College Considerations for High-Ability Teens

Research points to more effective college options than ever before for our brightest students, especially for families willing to approach the problem with an open and creative mind.

Research points to more effective college options than ever before for our brightest students, especially for families willing to approach the problem with an open and creative mind.

Growing Up on Purpose

When we are unhappy because we don't get what we want, perhaps we are asking the wrong question. A better question than "What do I want?" may be "What do I want to be?"

When we are unhappy because we don't get what we want, perhaps we are asking the wrong question. A better question than "What do I want?" may be "What do I want to be?"

What Does It All Mean?

Bright and creative young people can easily find themselves standing on an existential precipice, asking important questions that have no simple answers. Such questioning can be triggered by something as normal as a baseball game.

Bright and creative young people can easily find themselves standing on an existential precipice, asking important questions that have no simple answers. Such questioning can be triggered by something as normal as a baseball game.

Growing Up Clever

What bright children need is an adult who understands the fear of one's own cleverness and who can offer the glimpse of a less lonely future.

What bright children need is an adult who understands the fear of one's own cleverness and who can offer the glimpse of a less lonely future.