Twenty years ago, I learned how little I really know--through a chance encounter outside a library with perhaps the smartest man I've ever met.
Tag: advice
4 Final Pointers from Coach Steve
I'm not really a coach anymore. But I hope my former players will follow these words of advice.
Verbing the Serenity Prayer
If you're in a tough spot, the serenity prayer can help--even if you don't believe in praying.
How I Became a Ladies Man
My mother taught me to treat women with respect and dignity and care. Not because they need some sort of special handling, but because we all do.
Unmediating
How I learned to see farther and understand more deeply by following my dog's nose.
3 Reasons Not to Worry About Finding Your Passion
"Pursue your passion" has become stock advice. But I'm not convinced it's right.
Finding the Right Words
It's mostly the distance between us that makes the right words hard to find. But it's the failure to find words--any words--that increases the distance between us.
Who Needs this Learning Stuff?
Dear Daughters, As you went back to school this week, one of you posed the question kids have been asking since the dawn of educational time: "when am I ever going to use this stuff?" You had in mind the contents of your lessons: the facts of history and the functions of algebra. But when …
3 Bits of Advice from Grandma
Dear Daughters, Sixteen years ago this week, my mother died from ovarian cancer. She was 59. All week, I've been thinking about what she would say to you now, if she could stop by for dinner some night. She would tell you how proud she was, for sure. She would gush about how smart and …
Why Parenting Has No App
In a world of scalable solutions and networked knowledge, parenting still feels messy and old fashioned--for good reason.
