Language is a maker, not a mirror. And continuing to use it creatively is now more important than ever.
Tag: communication
7 Basic Plots and How to Use Them
Stories are ubiquitous in human life, from the time we begin to make sense of the world to our final sentences. So learning how to tell them--and why--is essential.
Public Discourse in a Peekaboo World
Much of what we perceive about the world now reaches us through a multiplatform game of informational peekaboo–and we rarely stop to think about the weirdness of this fact.
Beware the Curse of Knowledge
Expertise can be its own worst enemy.
Check Your Lenses
Different tools enable different types of seeing and thinking.
When You Catch Yourself Looking Down on Others, Look Up
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
We humans understand each other asymmetrically. But that's a good enough place to start.
What Changed Your Mind?
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
Telephones used to be attached to walls and transmit only voices. In some ways, that was better.
Get to Know Your Sources
In a world where information is everywhere, it's increasingly important to know who's feeding you what, why, and how.
