reflection

Lies, Damn Lies…and What We Believe Anyway

September 14, 2010

I’ve been increasingly disturbed in recent years by the amount of misinformation that seems to flow through the political system in the United States. In relative terms, I doubt it has increased any over previous times, but as the magnitude of the issues the world faces grows, the need for collective understanding of the facts [...]

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Always Be Learnin’ – 4 Links of Value

August 24, 2010

Education is a social process. Education is growth. Education is, not a preparation for life; education is life itself. – John Dewey from Democracy and Education I’ve come across a number of interesting items on the Web and in my inbox lately. Many of them I will be sharing in a new edition of the [...]

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How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall? 8 Keys to Deliberate Practice.

April 6, 2010

A New Yorker (or in some versions Arthur Rubinstein) is approached in the street near Carnegie Hall, and asked, “Pardon me sir, how do I get to Carnegie Hall?” He replies, “Practice, practice, practice.” (Wikipedia) We’ve all heard the old Carnegie Hall joke (well, at least those of us above a certain age have). More [...]

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7 Secrets of a 9 Billion Dollar Industry

February 24, 2010

Want to know how to change your life, achieve pretty much anything, and make yourself rich to boot? There is a huge “self help” industry out there eager to help you do it.

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The Three Essential Career Questions

February 16, 2010

Increasingly it seems to me there are really only three essential questions that drive a successful, fulfilling career: What do I really want to be great at? How can I be great at it? What am I willing to sacrifice? So much of lifelong learning involves figuring out the first question. Then figuring out how [...]

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