Almost no one will tell you this out loud, but it’s true. Making friends at work is harder than it used to be. Workdays no longer sync up. Lunch is hurried or nonexistent. Co-workers log in, log off, ...

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A favorite Zen Buddhist story of mine—such a favorite, I confess, that I mentioned it once before—tells of a novice monk who, on his first day at the monastery, stands before the head monk to receive ...