Inspiration Through Information
It tugs at my convictions to offer a great review for a book that I just finished reading, Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life, by William Deresiewicz. There is a tendency that all of us succumb to that prompts us to discount an entire work of […]
When it comes to self-improvement or personal accomplishment, it always seems great to explore in our imaginations, make some plans, read about other people’s strategies, or otherwise prepare for what we believe we’re going to do. The only problem is that many people never get past that phase. They end up with all preparation and […]
I’ve started to publish a few of my posts on LinkedIn as well as here on my blog. Today I posted an article titled Google Leads The Way regarding Google’s recent announcement that they will no longer use college degrees as a screening requirement for their job candidates. Check it out and let me know your […]
I live in San Francisco where there is currently a culture war in full swing between those who have been labeled economically “wealthy” and “privileged” and those who have been labeled economically challenged. This has come about due to quickly escalating housing prices, neighborhood demographic changes, and other factors. My more left or progressive friends, […]
I have been a vehement proponent of introspection for most of my adult life. As Socrates first espoused, I’ve always considered introspection, looking inward, the path to a good and wise life. The “know thyself” adage is something to which I’ve always aspired. And I still do. In the RSA Animate video, The Power of Outrospection, […]
Every so often I run across a spoken word piece that speaks to me. In this brilliant spoken word piece by Suli Breaks he tells it like it is regarding formal schooling’s squelching of intelligence, talent and dreams. I won’t tell you more. Just watch the video. It says it far better than I could here.
“I’m a very organised and rational and linear thinker, and you have to stop all that to write a novel.” Hilary Mantel Most of us were programmed early on starting with our very first day in school to think of learning as a linear process. In other words, the predetermined curriculum says first you learn […]
I just finished reading Tyler Cowen’s interesting book, Average Is Over: Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation. It is a deep look at how machine intelligence (to use his term – also known as computer technology) is changing the landscape of our economy and the job market forever in profound ways and […]
Every so often I watch a TED Talk and it just knocks my socks off with how well done it is and how much it impacts me. This is one of those talks and I encourage you to watch it. Jane McGonigal’s talk is remarkable and worth every second you might spend watching it. Want to live […]
“Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very fast.” Thomas Jefferson Research shows that people who exercise outperform more sedentary people in long-term memory, reasoning, attention and problem-solving tasks. And this makes a lot of sense. Human beings evolved over time as movers. We walked a lot. And as we walked around […]