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Remember the days when television could only be watched on television, and you had to wait a week or two to see what was happening with your favorite characters? It appears that many Americans have forgotten what it’s like to have to wait between episodes. Providers like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime give access to entire […]

Let’s set the scene: you have somewhere you need (or want) to be, and it’s going to require booking a flight. You open your laptop and do a little searching. To your surprise, you find a great deal on a flight to your destination, and you jot down the itinerary. You close your laptop and […]

Reviewer: Myra S. We all know exactly what to think when it comes to judging Bernie Madoff; and I would like to think we’d be right in our judgments. What I didn’t expect to discover about myself after reading The End of Normal by Stephanie Madoff (yes, that “Madoff”) Mack is that I also harbored […]

Media outlets abound with articles and tips to help reduce stress, slow the pace of our increasingly hectic, technologically-saturated lives, and combat our dwindling attention spans.  Your friends’ posts on your Facebook Newsfeed may indicate a refreshing resurgence of some “old fashioned” and purposefully time-consuming recreational pursuits: slow cooking, slow exercise, slow-paced travel, slow relationships, slow money. […]

Recently at TWC, we came across an interesting article on the lack of time given to personal reflection in an increasingly digital world, full of constant distraction. How often are we alone with our thoughts?  How can we hope to realize our significant goals when we leave little or no time to reflect on their importance? Focusing […]

Back in June of this year, the online shopping and publishing giant, Amazon, began a new subscription-based service for e-books called “Amazon Unlimited.”  The service could be described as a “Netflix for Books,” similar to websites like Oyster and Scribd, where a user pays a monthly fee to have access to a vast library of […]