What is the answer when you hit menopause, moving along well, always fairly thin, then all of a sudden through no change of diet you gain weight, in my case 12 pounds in 6 weeks. The tiredness I felt was like no other as the hormones unbalanced themselves. The natural remedies just stopped working. You are too tired for your walks and you see this weight piling on, something you are not used to...

J ust as little Susie moves to center stage for her dance solo, a cell phone chirps.As this distraction becomes annoying, you realize it’s your phone. Quickly, you grab the device; it’s your boss, so you run out of the auditorium to take the call. Upon returning, you have missed Susie and are the target of the “look”from your significant other. Sound familiar? You are probably suffering from an...

It’s typical that new dentists have put the rest of their lives on “hold” for what feels like a long time. It’s called deferred gratification, and it gets old. Friends from college have been making real money while you’ve been in school. They’re buying their second houses when you’re still paying rent; maybe they have puppies or babies. Their college loans are nothing like your dental school de...

During our time in the 2013 Academic Leadership Fellows Program, we explored what it takes to achieve life balance through a framework presented in a Harvard Business Review article. In this Statement, we describe 5 different areas from the article that provide infrastructure for reflecting on how we have learned to approach life balance in academia. We also provide brief messages based on this...

Transformations in ubiquitous computing and shifts in the domestic nature of home life are placing greater demands on men and women to balance work and life. Although work–life balance has been heavily investigated for many years, the majority of this research gives very little discussion to the role of technology. Thus, the question remains: Can ubiquitous computing address the issues raised b...