If you haven't yet had the chance to listen to education scientist Sugata Mitra talk about his "Hole in the Wall" experiments, you're in for a treat. If you have, you'll no doubt find this presentation filmed at TedGlobal 2010 to be chock-full of implications. How information is stored has a tremendous shaping influence on …
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As a follow up to my previous post on the matter of learning to work more effectively with others, Time to Think, I'd like to share a quote from the book of the same name, written by Nancy Kline. Ms. Kline described why it is so vitally important not to interrupt others while in a …
I stumbled across an interesting thought while giving some thought this morning to two of my favorite forms of exercise, pilates and horseback riding. It became clear to me that both of these activities measure progress in similar ways: advancement requires increasingly less coarse or jerky movement. In fact, greater control translates into finer movement …
Between the shoulders of summer and fall lies my favorite 'tween' season. The bugs are less common in the cooler evening air while the biological clocks of the furry animals signal a coat change in preparation for the winter to come. The days, in the Great South anyway, continue to impart their only slightly diminished chaleur …
I've observed over the years that people tend to be happiest when they are being productive. That said, the balance between labor and rest is one that strikes me as particularly important. This balance is an elusive one as most people who are productive tend to be "go-getters" or "Type A" personalities, famous for their …
It seems that everyone at some point finds themselves tangled in a web of limitations and oppression. Some are of their own making, some are served by the hand of others and no matter what their provenance, there is only one sustainable way out. To be free from your limitations you must learn to be …
While sitting in the airport lounge the other day I took a mental tally of the number of people in virtual conversations (via laptop, mobile phone, text, etc.) versus those engaged in actual conversation. To my surprise the ratio was nearly 6:1 in favor of the virtual communicators! The technological advances of our era have …
Continue reading Distraction or Mindfulness: It’s up to you.
Speaking of dancing, life and inspiration, I would be remiss were I to fail to mention a fascinating scene from the musical "Fiddler on the Roof." Written in the late 1800s and first performed on Broadway in the 1960s, the musical stars Tevye, a poor milkman with five daughters and tells the tale of the …
People never cease to amaze me. I find that I learn something new about most people just about every time I meet with them if I am alert, inquisitive and not convinced that I already know everything about them. Curiosity is a valuable trait. It opens the door for all things to be made new. …
You might remember the line "Nobody puts Baby in a corner" delivered by Johnny Castle (played by Patrick Swayze) at the climax of the romantic 1987 film, Dirty Dancing. The movie told the story of a teenage girl's (Frances "Baby" Houseman played by Jennifer Grey) rebellion against her father as she pursued her dance instructor, …
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