At this stage of life, most of us have learned a simple lesson: if something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. That applies to a lot of things — miracle diets, get-rich-quick schemes, and now the endless parade of “solutions” promising perfect sleep with the push of a button or the swallow of a pill. Melatonin has become one of America’s most popular sleep supplements. Walk into any pharmacy or grocery store and you’ll see shelves full of bottles promising better res

I have spent more than five decades watching the world change. I have seen technology transform the way we work, communicate, and live. I have watched neighborhoods become more connected digitally while becoming less connected personally. I have seen convenience become something we expect rather than something we appreciate. But there is one lesson history keeps teaching us: the systems we depend on every day are more fragile than we like to admit. A power outage, a major sto