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.
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Tag: human nature
Two Cheers for the Old Home Phone
Telephones used to be attached to walls and transmit only voices. In some ways, that was better.
Don’t Let Yourself Be Too Complete
Nature and culture conspire to create people who are never quite complete. And it's a good thing, too.
What I Learned from the Teen Psychologist
In 1987, my parents sent me to a teen psychologist. Here's how that encounter went.
So What’s Stopping You?
Whenever you think you can't do something, you should pause to ask what's really stopping you.
Fighting the Good Fight
What my mother taught me to look for when I was tempted to lose patience with people.
Parenting Out on the Big Ocean
As parents, we don't really create our children. We mostly try to keep them afloat.
2 Ways to Know Bo (and Each Other)
The two basic types of English nouns point to two basically different types of knowledge. Here's what each can teach us about how to know each other.
Why Parenting Has No App
In a world of scalable solutions and networked knowledge, parenting still feels messy and old fashioned--for good reason.
4 Things I Expect from You
Note: the things I expect may not be exactly what you expected.
