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Don’t let your projects die: give ’em space to thrive

By Michelle

Let’s say you want to grow a plant. You pick a big ol’ tropical plant, bordering on four feet tall…and then you plant it in a pot that’s six inches across, and expect it to grow well there. Sound likely? No, it doesn’t, does it? However, that’s how many people treat new ideas and projects […]

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How a blanket fort can make you more productive

By Michelle

You’ve heard me talk about how your workspace affects your work before – this isn’t the first time you’ve heard it from me. (Unless you’re new around here, in which case, hi! Nice to meet you.) But I bet you didn’t think it extended to blanket forts, didya? Let me explain a bit. In Making […]

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What if:

By Michelle

What if there was one thing you could do – one effort – that could decrease rates of HIV/AIDS decrease hunger decrease poverty decrease illiteracy and get more funds circulating in the developing world? Wouldn’t that be nice? The good news is: there is. Why the Girl Effect? Because: less than two cents of every […]