Everything Educational?

I heard a story on NPR yesterday that turned my stomach a little bit… it was about society in Eastern China now that the “1 Child” rule has been in effect for some time. They talked about how each family’s hope for financial success and status...

Action Leads to Feedback

I said above that action leads to feedback. As a kid, we touch the stove and learn that it is hot, that is feedback.  Feedback helps us to know what we want and don’t want to do.  The stove example is obvious, but I found this to be an important point that we...

Do It Badly

“Anything worth doing is worth doing badly the first time.” – G.K. Chesterton I don’t know if you relate to this, but for the longest time I had never failed in life.  At least not in any big or noticeable ways.  Luckily, I was pretty smart so there were many things I...

Being Insignificant

In line with some of my recent posts, this goes along with the theme of not taking yourself so darn seriously.  “Being Insignificant” is all about recognizing when things, and even when you, are truly not that significant.  I like to say, “you are not significant, but...
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