by Jule Kucera | May 17, 2026 | Blog
Skipping blithely past the standard meaning of the middle finger, we’ll give it our own: Contribute. If the first finger is Create, the work I do for pure joy, the second is the work I do for other reasons. Over the years, the actions I’ve associated with this finger...
by Jule Kucera | May 10, 2026 | Blog
When I was creating the Hand, I had already retired from my corporate job. As I asked, How then shall I live?, I turned to Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans. It’s based on the course they taught at Stanford, the most popular course at the university....
by Jule Kucera | May 3, 2026 | Blog
There is an area of life that’s important, but I didn’t want a hand with six digits, so I put it with the thumb: Money.* To phrase it in alignment with Be Well, let’s call it Financial Wellness. Sometimes models for designing your life omit financial wellness....
by Jule Kucera | Apr 26, 2026 | Blog
To think about my Be Well thumb, I like to use the Human Compass: It’s overwhelming to try to do everything I think I need to do for my wellness, and honestly, impossible. Can I really: make all my meals at home, from scratch with organic ingredients, get 30...
by Jule Kucera | Apr 19, 2026 | Blog
In junior high, I was on a gymnastics team. We were the New Jersey Junior Olympic state champions. That’s not relevant to the Hand, but it’s a moment of glory I treasure. I placed 5th in vault and 6th in floor exercise. After my floor ex routine, my mom harshly...
by Jule Kucera | Apr 12, 2026 | Blog
“What’s my purpose in life?” That question gnawed at me for years. I hunted for my purpose in the pages of books, ruminated on my nighttime dreams, observed my life like Sherlock looking for clues. Marguerite Welter was one of my best bosses. She held a high standard...
