Young people informing decision making is nothing new. It’s trendy. What better philosophy than to have the youth give their input on how the systems around them work. Yet so often, these efforts …
Main Content
When Civilizations Fall
It typically aren’t due to one big catastrophe. They’re often small, accumulating factors. The environment, disease, the economy, all contributing to a tipping point. But in there is also …
Nice areas
When we say an area is “nice” what do we mean? Do we mean there were no poor people? Do we mean the buildings look visually pleasant? Do we mean the stores are fancy and expensive? Do we mean …
Work and Life
There used to be no distinctions between life and work. You gathered food, created shelter and provided for yourself. You may have been part of a tribe, but generally people took care of …
Accumulating Experience
The more experience you create the more fodder you have to debrief. Like Dewey said, "We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience." Experience without reflection is just …
Take another lay-up
You don't listen to your favorite song once. You don't only practice layups once. All important skills take repeated effort. That includes public speaking, creativity, critical thinking and …