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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.

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.

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.

Father Knows (You) Best

On June 24, 2017September 16, 2017 By stsampsonIn Fatherly Advice3 Comments

If you want to understand yourself better, ask your father. He's an expert on the subject of you.

Whose Opinions Really Matter?

On March 19, 2017September 18, 2017 By stsampsonIn Fatherly AdviceLeave a comment

We all tend to worry too much what other people think. So it's important to figure out whose opinions really matter--and about what.

Go Ahead, Judge Me

On December 11, 2016November 20, 2017 By stsampsonIn Fatherly Advice1 Comment

I think we should spend less time saying "don't judge," and more time saying "judge wisely." Here's why.

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