Category Archives: Idea

May 14, 2013

The secret to my success

Befriend as many great and talented people who are also willing to tolerate me and my friendship as possible. Then stand close to them. Mention their names in conversation often. Make my connection to them as obvious to as many … Continue reading →

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May 13, 2013

How To Be A Grownup in 10 Steps

Kelly Williams Brown’s book Adulting: How to Become a Grown-Up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps is reportedly “the most helpful guide to becoming a successful adult you’ll ever find.” Publisher’s Weekly recently offered ten steps from her book to get you … Continue reading →

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May 12, 2013

I’m not spiteful. I’m “aggressively moralistic.”

For a long time, I have claimed that spite is one of the best reasons to do anything. I’ve cited examples in which authors and scientists have used spite to motivate them to great achievements.  I’ve written about how spite … Continue reading →

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May 6, 2013

Deep thoughts on God, pets, holidays and the Internet: Ian Martin covers it all

British author Ian Martin offered 60 thoughts on turning 60 years-old. The whole piece is excellent. Here are a few items that I especially loved:__________________________________ 20. A pre-internet world is unthinkable. 21. There wasn’t any internet 30 years ago. It’s … Continue reading →

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May 4, 2013

Life lesson from a little one

Another reminder from my daughter: “Jumping is fun. You should jump more.” She’s right. Jump before you can’t jump anymore.  

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April 30, 2013

Parenting perfection

This really is perfect. The strategy. The tone. The ability to utilize the strategy on an almost daily basis. I love t.  I’m not sure if it will still apply by the time my children are in need of this … Continue reading →

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April 26, 2013

Girl on the edge

My daughter teaches me something new every day. Today she reminded me that if given the opportunity to walk on the sidewalk or the more precarious curbing, the curbing is always much more fun.  We sometimes forget these little things … Continue reading →

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April 24, 2013

Dead boys sitting beside a pond

This is a 1929 postcard of the original Protestant Cathedral at Yawgoog Scout Reservation on Wincheck Pond’s Thrush Cove, courtesy of The Story of the Yawgoog Trails. I love this photo. The site of the Protestant Cathedral at Yawgoog is … Continue reading →

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April 17, 2013

It’s not actually “trouble” if all your boss did was yell at you.

Trouble is a matter of perspective. When a fellow teacher tells me that he or she “got in a lot of trouble” for failing to complete a task or adhere to a policy, this most often means that the principal … Continue reading →

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April 10, 2013

A solution to the balancing of home and work

I’d like to propose a solution to the seemingly omnipresent struggle between the work and home life balance: Spend less time worrying, complaining, commiserating, measuring and strategizing about your work and home life balance and spend more time actually living … Continue reading →

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