My students are ruining my chances at greatness
A 2017 study found that working near people who are good at their job makes you more effective at yours. Sitting within 25 feet of a high performer at work improved…
A 2017 study found that working near people who are good at their job makes you more effective at yours. Sitting within 25 feet of a high performer at work improved…
Spring has sprung! Every March this tiny patch of crocuses bloom in our front yard. It's the first sign that winter is finally in the rearview mirror and warm and…
On episode #42 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Elysha Dicks and I talk storytelling!In our followup segment, we read a heartwarming email from a listener about Homework for Life and…
Occasionally I will meet an adult who has somehow been convinced that America’s “common core” curriculum is rubbish. They look at the way that their child is solving a math…
Before bed last night , Charlie, age 6 asks:“When the Big Bang reverses and the universe compresses into a tiny dot again and then we have another Big Bang, will…
A youth hockey game in Canada between the Kitchener Jr. Rangers Red and the Cambridge Hawks Red in October of last year ended in a score of 41-0. This means…
I’m an author whose next novel, which hits shelves on October 15, is written entirely in lists. List after list after list which tells the story of a man and…
Happily, I have a thick skin. As an author of several books and a person who writes on the Internet in a variety of contexts, I receive a lot of…
Exactly four years ago, I posted a list of 19 things I was loving at the time.As a novelist who has written an entire novel in lists (preorder here), it’s…
On episode #41 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling!In our followup segment, we congratulate friend of the podcast Robin Gelfenbien on her recent (and…