It turns out that caring is our nature, and — even though it may not always feel good in the moment — it’s actually good for us.
This morning I did not want to get up at 5:30 and swim. My bed was warmer and cozier than anything that awaited me outside. In that moment, cold + wet equaled "nope." I had the thought, "It's my birthday week – shouldn't I be able to cheat?" But I have a superpower. I can see the future.
Most schools were built to make an imposing impression at a distance, and/or control the behavior of students and staff. We should build the internal learning spaces that really matter to us.
"It is hard for people who have not lived in Los Angeles to realize how radically the Santa Ana figures in the local imagination. The city burning is Los Angeles's deepest image of itself." — Joan Didion
I’ve riffed on the idiom “two heads are better than one” by counting the people in the room and saying, “(n) heads are better than one.” But are they?Â
I understood that sex, drugs, and rock’n’roll were designed to feel good in the moment – but, I asked myself, how would I feel later?
As we sit down for holiday dinners with each other, we have a golden opportunity to apply the golden rule and stop fighting over things.Â
Civic fitness is the Jan Brady of Open-Source Learning; it’s the easiest of the five fitnesses to overlook. Now it’s starting to feel ignored, and it’s acting out. People generally understand the importance of mental fitness. Physical fitness is the stuff of magazine covers. Spiritual fitness is literally awesome. Technological fitness constantly dominates the headlines. Civic fitness doesn’t peacock for two reasons: 1) the palindromic name brings to mind middle school history class and your ...
Apart from shocking us out of our reverie and causing us to pay more attention, surprise can be truly delightful.
“What does the Crimean War have to do with Ironman?” I’m so glad you asked. Let’s talk about statistics.
