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All You Need Is … Five Things

On January 30, 2021January 31, 2021 By stsampsonIn Fatherly AdviceLeave a comment

Love isn’t really all you need. But it’s right up there.

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.

Keep Bending Toward Justice and Truth

On August 4, 2019January 16, 2021 By stsampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

Some simple things you can do to make the world better.

From Luke Skywalker to Barney Busrider to … ?

On February 9, 2019February 9, 2019 By stsampsonIn Formative Memories2 Comments

Reflections on the characters I’ve been, and the one I’m still becoming.

Nothing Much and the Center of Everything

On January 21, 2019March 26, 2019 By stsampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

A brief reflection on the otherworldly importance of each of us—and why you should do your homework.

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.

Don’t Let Yourself Be Too Complete

On March 5, 2018March 6, 2018 By stsampsonIn Musings2 Comments

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

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