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Check Your Lenses

On January 2, 2021January 1, 2021 By stsampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

Different tools enable different types of seeing and thinking.

Looking Down Versus Looking Up

On September 26, 2020 By stsampsonIn Musings1 Comment

It’s only human to look down on others. But it’s hard to move onward or upward when you’re looking downward.

From the Inside Out and the Outside In

On January 5, 2020January 5, 2020 By stsampsonIn Musings4 Comments

We humans understand each other asymmetrically. But that's a good enough place to start.

What Changed Your Mind?

On December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 By stsampsonIn Musings2 Comments

The most important mind-changers aren't nuggets you'll note in a TED talk or even lessons you'll learn from a book. They're experiences that change who you are.

Two Cheers for the Old Home Phone

On April 15, 2018 By stsampsonIn Formative Memories5 Comments

Telephones used to be attached to walls and transmit only voices. In some ways, that was better.

Get to Know Your Sources

On March 24, 2018 By stsampsonIn Musings5 Comments

In a world where information is everywhere, it's increasingly important to know who's feeding you what, why, and how.

What I Learned from the Teen Psychologist

On November 19, 2017 By stsampsonIn Formative Memories4 Comments

In 1987, my parents sent me to a teen psychologist. Here's how that encounter went.

Killer/Queen

On August 6, 2017September 16, 2017 By stsampsonIn Formative MemoriesLeave a comment

The important lesson I learned from
my daughter's experimentation with eye makeup.

Why I Wink

On July 29, 2017September 16, 2017 By stsampsonIn Formative Memories4 Comments

One of my daughters recently asked why I "always" wink at her. The answer has to do with silent connections formed in my distant past.

Why Words Matter

On July 16, 2017September 16, 2017 By stsampsonIn Words, Words, WordsLeave a comment

There's a very real sense in which words have conjured the world as we know it. Which is why we should treat them with care.

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