Inspiration Through Information
Today I was having lunch at my favorite lunchtime spot here in my Castro neighborhood in San Francisco. At a nearby table I overheard a conversation that brightened my spirits considerably and gave me hope that our educational system is not a lost cause. I was so taken with the conversation that I took out […]
I think the future lies in self-education. The ability of an individual to self-educate is what I think will differentiate the successful from the non-successful in the coming years. Knowledge and skill sets grow and change so quickly these days that it’s only through self-education that someone will be able to keep up with the […]
I am looking forward to the day when the knowledge, skill and experience we possess will mean as much (or more hopefully) than a college degree. College will remain an important option for many, but I see a future ahead where its importance will lessen over time. The world we now live in moves so […]
I just returned from a visit with my parents. I had a wonderful time. I love them so much. And I got to spend some quality time chatting with my dad. Since it was nearing Christmas, as we sat at the kitchen table my dad was busily writing out his annual Christmas cards to those […]
I agree with the bulk of this video’s contentions when it comes to the college industrial complex being a scam much of the time. It’s why I feel fostering self-education skills, mentorship/internship programs, and leveraging technology for education is so important. We need to move away from the concept that everyone should get a traditional […]
This TED talk by Kathryn Schulz is worth watching. So often we push aside our regrets as something to be repressed and not dwelled upon. Perhaps that’s not such a good approach. Maybe we’re supposed to use the information our regrets, and the collective regrets of many, provide us to learn how to live a better life. […]
My father is an amazing man. An amazing father to me, an amazing husband to my mother, an amazing man to everyone. I am lucky and honored to have been birthed and raised by such a fine person. Dad, you taught me well and this series of posts is my documentation of what you taught […]
Our current education system in this country, and in much of the industrialized world, needs a complete rework in order to be relevant to the modern era we live in. A friend made me aware of this great animated version of a presentation by the amazing Sir Ken Robinson. I encourage you to take the […]
This is a chapter of a writing experiment I’m undertaking for what I hope will be a novel someday. I know the basic premise, the title, and a few things about the main character. The rest is being written without much of a plan. The book started with this post. You can click on The […]
With the exception of a few screenplays and short stories, my writing has always been focused on nonfiction. I don’t see that changing overall, but I have been curious to see if I might enjoy writing more fiction. I know that I tend to prefer my writing efforts to be in small chunks, which is […]