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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.

You Can Stand on Your Head that Long

On March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 By stsampsonIn Fatherly Advice, Musings2 Comments

We’re all feeling cooped up and anxious and, yes, already a little bored. So what would my mother say?

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.

The Convertible Time Hypothesis

On August 25, 2019 By stsampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

In any human life, there are basically three types of time: inherently good times, inherently bad times, and ...

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.

Time Is The Real Bottom Line

On December 17, 2018March 26, 2019 By stsampsonIn Fatherly Advice4 Comments

The familiar expression “time is money” has it almost exactly backwards. The bottom-line value isn’t money; it’s quality time.

Why Do We Keep So Much Stuff?

On October 1, 2018December 9, 2018 By stsampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

Keep less. Delete more. Live better.

What Metrics Should We Use to Measure Success?

On May 22, 2018December 10, 2018 By stsampsonIn Musings2 Comments

Metrics are powerful tools, but they often miss crucial truths.

What I Learned from the Teen Psychologist

On November 19, 2017 By stsampsonIn Formative Memories4 Comments

In 1987, my parents sent me to a teen psychologist. Here's how that encounter went.

Verbing the Serenity Prayer

On January 29, 2017September 19, 2017 By stsampsonIn Fatherly AdviceLeave a comment

If you're in a tough spot, the serenity prayer can help--even if you don't believe in praying.

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