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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.

There Is More

On July 10, 2017September 16, 2017 By stsampsonIn Fatherly AdviceLeave a comment

There's much more to life than meets the eye, and we have to remember to look for it.

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.

Mr. Know-it-All

On March 12, 2017September 18, 2017 By stsampsonIn Formative Memories2 Comments

Twenty years ago, I learned how little I really know--through a chance encounter outside a library with perhaps the smartest man I've ever met.

4 Things that Can’t Be Counted

On March 5, 2017September 19, 2017 By stsampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

What gets measured gets done. But what can't be measured may be more important.

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.

2 Ways to Know Bo (and Each Other)

On December 11, 2016November 20, 2017 By stsampsonIn Words, Words, WordsLeave a comment

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.

What You’re Hearing Is Less than The Truth

On August 14, 2016November 20, 2017 By stsampsonIn Words, Words, WordsLeave a comment

But it isn't all a pack of lies, either.

Your Mind is a Nonfiction Writer

On June 29, 2016November 20, 2017 By stsampsonIn Words, Words, Words3 Comments

Your mind is in the business of constantly creating stories. Are you editing them?

Why Are People So Easily Deceived?

On March 6, 2016 By stsampsonIn Musings3 Comments

After watching another week of election-year shenanigans, my teen-aged daughter asked me a pretty adult question: “why are so many people so easily deceived? She was thinking of a particular set of people on one side of the political spectrum, but I thought bigger. The hard truth, after all, is that we’re all susceptible to …

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