Life is in the Transitions by Bruce Feiler. This book recently took up lodging in my ears and chats with me during my commutes and walks. I usually "read" (translation: listen on Audible to) two or three books concurrently. I let myself pick and choose what to digest based on my mood. Bruce Feiler's book highlights the fact that we live nonlinear lives. He finds that we face dozens of disruptors in our lives, and part of our job in mastering our lives is mastering change. Well written.

When I was a kid, we compared belly buttons-are you an outie or an innie? As an adult, I still try to pay attention to being an outie or an innie...but not related to my belly button. Julian B. Rotter, in his social learning theory of personality (1954), shared the term locus of control.