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Where Have All the Civitans Gone?

"A half century of emancipation has made individualism, which was the heaven for our grandparents, into our hell."

Are You Snorkeling or Scuba Diving?

The cost of taking the time to go deep is worth the payoff of greater understanding.

The Remarkable Trait that Growth Requires

“We have met the enemy, and he is us.”

So, You Want to Read More…

Whenever I notice a gap between a desired goal and an experienced reality, it’s typically a sign that the disconnect is located in my habits.

The Top Gun Method: How to Keep Growing Once You’ve Plateaued

Excellence, as it turns out, may be best defined not as the uncovering of a vast hidden talent but as the result of an intentional process.

Small, Personal, Local, Generational

Trust is born when fallible people, understanding their nature, invite the scrutiny of others to keep them in check.

The Holy Fool

Why do we trust the words of a person who claims to be telling us the truth, when they stand to gain so much by our believing them?

The Problem with Conspiracy Theories

Can one person sitting alone in front of their computer somehow uncover the real truth?

The Real Story is Always More Complicated

No one has a monopoly on original ideas.

Do Your Students Possess Both Macro and Micro Empathy?

Caring for the world is not enough if you continue to ignore the hurting faces in front of you.

Dog Training

My dog reminds me that our lives are at their best when our natures are bent into a better path.

These Are The Three Biggest Mental Mistakes Managers Make When Leading Generation Z

And How to Fix Them.

Recast Yourself

If you think you are the hero in the story, it might be time for a new role.

Bring Back Boring

Our lives are healthiest when they’re at their least entertaining.

O’Tarry: How to Find Joy in Waiting

Don’t miss the moment you’re in.

The Einstellung Effect: When Experience Backfires

What a few jars of water, a $7,000 mistake, and the Columbia shuttle disaster can teach us about the danger of leaning on experience.

The Paradox of Great Team Cultures

These two traits seem like a paradox, but they are actually two sides of the same desired outcome.

The Hidden Cost of the “Shortcuts” We Tend to Take

If our goals center around growth, purpose, or even planning for a desired future — then comfort may be our greatest adversary.

When Creativity Comes

The discipline of recongizing and then capturing wisdom and insight is in fact like laying a foundation upon which you can build your own great work.

Find Your Grind

What I learned in the process is that the most important part of any great undertaking is getting started.

Anchors Away

Before the tragedy, if you had asked either of the captains they would have told you these two mistakes were not actually not mistakes at all.

Walking Straight Into Circles

"Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made.” - Immanuel Kant

What Happens When Kids Manage Their Own Screen Time

It seems to me that the students we so often worry about are concerned too.

Good Stress and Bad Stress

The next time you feel you might be experiencing stress, halt what you are doing and ask these four questions.

The Intellectual Ethic of Screens

“We seem to have arrived at an important moment of transition between two very different modes of thinking.” - Nicholas Carr

Inherited and Adopted Identities

Finding the resolve to take up responsibility and fight for something you believe can come only once you first know who you are.

The Light and Dark Side of Our World Today

The reason we struggle with this conversation is that we seem to no longer understand nuance. Most things in life are not black or white.

Are You Secure Enough for Social Media?

Grounded and genuine beats pretty and popular — especially if our goal is positive mental health.

Social Contagion

This is what happens when we are constantly exposed to the manufactured facsimiles of other people’s social lives.

The New Literacy

There is a natural by-product of well-developed social and emotional skills in young people — they become leaders.

Making Cassava: How Poor Leadership Becomes Poor Culture

Absent the process of cultural evolution, our technology, our principles, and our culture seem to be declining in character. It's time to realize we've made a mistake.

We Make the Bed

I believe it’s fair to say that the most important choices we make each day are often the ones we think the least about.

Thriving in Whiteout Conditions

Surprisingly, it is possible to prepare for even unprecedented circumstances. You just need to tie your rope to the right post.

What We Can Learn from The Tragedy of Hazel Miner

If you don’t live somewhere that gets a lot of snow you may be unfamiliar with the term “whiteout conditions.” Hazel Miner knew, but sometimes even that isn’t enough.

The Long Hard Stupid Way

Why should we choose to do things the hard way? Because “better” and “easier” are not always synonyms.

Push That Little Green Button

This is why I think you should hit "subscribe."