A long time ago, in a make-believe galaxy not far away, I pretended to be Luke Skywalker. Here's how that turned out.
Tag: learning
There Is More
There's much more to life than meets the eye, and we have to remember to look for it.
Dance On, New Adult
Three ideas about becoming a young adult--and preventing adulthood from growing old.
Mr. Know-it-All
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.
Go Ahead, Judge Me
I think we should spend less time saying "don't judge," and more time saying "judge wisely." Here's why.
Listen Skeptically
In 20 years as a writer and editor, I've learned to give everyone the benefit of my doubts-or at least to try.
Who Needs this Learning Stuff?
Dear Daughters, As you went back to school this week, one of you posed the question kids have been asking since the dawn of educational time: "when am I ever going to use this stuff?" You had in mind the contents of your lessons: the facts of history and the functions of algebra. But when …
