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Don’t Let Yourself Be Too Complete

On March 5, 2018October 8, 2023 By Steve SampsonIn Musings2 Comments

Nature and culture conspire to create people who are never quite complete. And it's a good thing, too.

Are Resumes Ever True?

On February 12, 2018February 12, 2018 By Steve SampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

Reflections on telling nonfiction from nonsense.

Someday You’ll See Things Differently

On January 14, 2018January 5, 2026 By Steve SampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

No matter how well you know a thing now, it will likely look different to you someday, after your next existential transition.

4 Things that Can’t Be Counted

On March 5, 2017September 19, 2017 By Steve SampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

What gets measured gets done. But what can't be measured may be more important.

Unmediating

On January 8, 2017October 7, 2023 By Steve SampsonIn Musings1 Comment

How I learned to see farther and understand more deeply by following my dog's nose.

A New Year Whenever You Need One

On December 31, 2016November 20, 2017 By Steve SampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

While clocks and calendars turn, time itself just keeps moving forward.

What We Must Accept, and What We Never Should

On November 12, 2016November 20, 2017 By Steve SampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

An open letter to my daughters in the wake of a disappointing election.

Why Parenting Has No App

On August 16, 2016August 20, 2016 By Steve SampsonIn Musings2 Comments

In a world of scalable solutions and networked knowledge, parenting still feels messy and old fashioned--for good reason.

We Live in a Sliver

On July 10, 2016November 20, 2017 By Steve SampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

No matter where on earth you go, you're less than an hour's drive from outer space.

The Other 7 Billion of Us

On June 14, 2016 By Steve SampsonIn Musings3 Comments

Today, nearly everyone in the world chose not to kill anyone.

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