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Informal writing on education, AI, and whatever else is on my mind.

An Ethical Dilemma about Kids and Fandom
Morning Magick
On Being Seen
Strength of argument vs. Engagement
Learning from an intermediate
Quietly active
How to enjoy
Ignore the algorithm
Spiritualizing something
Having a process to process helps you make sense of life
Is it true?
People are just as important as the work in a job
App-ification or Swiss Army knife for GenAI tools?
How to make the most of coaching
The stories we tell ourselves - notes from Inside Out 2
Don’t Yuck My Yum
Don't Yuck My Yum
Making learning relevant is easier said than done
We must think deeply about what it means to be an educational institution
In this new era of GenAI, authentic audience will be more important than ever
Get in the GenAI pool, there is no way to drown
Why the job market feels like a dancefloor
How to move from phase 1 to 2 with GenAI
Two Things That You Need to Keep Up With Tech
Rediscovering Human Creativity in the Age of AI
Be a scientist about your medical mysteries
Balancing inputs is crucial for people who do intellectual work
The way we think will change over the next several years
Our gatekeeping problem with AI
Work Life Balance is a Lie
Don’t write down everything the teacher says
Advice could be holding you back
On Feeling Behind
I totally messed up
AI is not good at information retrieval
All Science Starts with Intuition
How to get to know someone better
Student Engagement in a Post AI world
Creativity: Product or Person or when?
Someone else's experience
The First Phase of the GenAI revolution
Small Talk on Social Media
AI can create, but it can't be creative
Gen Alpha and AI
The Radar Tag
Career coaching is life coaching
How to be yourself
I've always done it that way
A Wrinkle in Time
Analog vs. Digital tools
Eyes on the Prize
How Board Games Condition Us
Just Be Weird
Why January Is The Worst
How To Eat Better
My Roshi
The Real Reason Everyone Hates The Dmv
Writing To Persuade Writing To Inform
Best Finds Of 2020
The Fallacy Of Should
Heres Why They Call It Self Help
Challenging Friends
Morning Pages
Inner Peace
Contagious Anxiety
Mind Full
Cozy Ambience My New Favorite Youtube Channel Genre
True Empathy
Just For Peace Of Mind
3 Things I Learned From The Untethered Soul
Personality Tests
Looking For Comfort On The Internet
Collections
An Old Baseball Game
Kids Music
Curiosity And Kids
A Darkened Room
The Smell Of A Place
The Way We Say Things
Stillness And Business A Continuum
Voting Is Important But
Racist Bones
Maybe
Whats The Point Of Finishing A Book
Storytelling In Troubling Times
The Land And The Sea
No Gatekeepers
Most Of My Problems
What Its Like To Be Late
The Living Room
What People Leave Behind
Emotions And Viruses
Its Always Critical To Be Yourself
I Write You Write
We Decide Whats Real
Name Nerds
Poetry Vs Language
Its The Interchange
On Mountains
Your Values Your Day
Breaking The Script
Spiritual Beings
The Journal The Notebook And The Diary
Catch
7 Pairs Of Socks
Lost In Thought
Have A Nice Day
The Birthday Dilemma
My Relationship With Music Has Changed
Thanks Body
Four Things I Loved About Parasite
Am I The Asshole
Distant Galaxies
My Own Conclusions
How Much Do We See
Restricting
Let Poems Guide Us
Instagram Poetry
Perfume Games
Chemical Shortcuts
Weird
Meditation For Beginners
Illusion Or Delusion
Intuitive Eating
Expert
Snubbed
Vacating
Making Childhood Memories
The Secret To Producing A Lot Of Writing
Snuggles
Another Reason I Dislike The Grocery Store
Regretting Regret
How Much News Is Useless
Dont Worry
Thats Me
Paid Forward
The Difference Between Xenials And Millenials
Budgets
Nurturing Nature
Vulnerability
When Everyone Disagrees
Rewards
Sick
Parenting Isnt Hard Or Easy
Figure You Out
Friendship Like Tea
I Like You
The Abstract
Row Your Boat A Koan
How Does Your Garden Grow
Dreams Of Being Unprepared
Pre Therapy
Dont Stress About Who You Are
Real Magic
Found Poetry
A New Years Reminder
Newsletters
Costumes Vs Outfits
The Book Was Better
A Concert Alone
Time For Sleep
Sleep Train
Bowing
Two Weeks
Six Breaths Per Minute
Falling Apart
The Joy Of A Potluck
A Date
I Didnt Tweet My Bento
First Time Moved
Hoodies
Wandering My Favorite Exercise
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The Secret To A Good Wedding
The Sound Of The Bell
Your Brain The Inbox
The First Question The Doctor Asks
Moderation Vs Indulgence
Ignoring Advice
No Bad People
What Do You Say To A Kid
The Implication Of Vulnerability
Using Names
Looking Seeing And Observing
Your Own Rules
Thank You
Life As A Movie
The Divide Between Science And Mindfulness
A Major Shift
Dont Leave The Room
A Shopping Mall Nothing To Buy
Two Alternative Meditation Technique
The Up And Downsides To Social Media
Open To Being Wrong
When To See A Therapist
Switching Lanes
Sleeping Through The Noise
What Do You Really Think
Spontaneity And Routine
Deep Breath
The Jungle Of Nutrition
Fasting
Superpower
Start Time
Meditating With Others
An Angry Email
Smells Scents Aromas
Beautifully Flawed
To Nourish You
An Important Radio Station
Laughs
Say No
Book Review The Courage To Be Disliked
Stressed
Completely Delusional
A Problem A Solution
Short And Wide
On Microdosing
On Real Confidence
Frame Your Puzzles
If You Have To Ask
Pop
3 Better
Kind Acts Privately
Your Life As A Movie
Foolish
Letting Vs Doing
Having Or Holding Ideas
Scratching
Its Not A Meme
An Amalgamation Of Others
An Interesting Feature Of Reddit
No Big Decisions
Responsibilities As Creators And Consumers
Positive And Negative Emotions
Childlike
Building A Ship By Relating
Using The Dictionary Strategically
Sorry
Work Life Balance Equation
Two Important Communication Types
Busy Or Satisfied
A Potluck
3 Of My Favorite Sounds From Movies
Parents Are Mirrors
Welcome To The World
A Shameless Plug
Living Without
Percolate Vs Prolific
Costumes
Youve Got Time
We Become What We Think
His Cubicle
What Excites You
A Slow Fall
One Way To Think Of Tarot
A Few Bumps
Meditation In A Noisy Place
How Are You
Cognitive Error
Building A Computer
Paying Attention
Sounds Of The Metro
Battle Scars
Music While I Work
Dont Sit So Close To The Screen
Come To Your Senses
A Persona
How To Feel Better
The Grass Is Ubiquitous
Learning And Control
On Being Reliable
A Bell Directs Our Attention
5 Things Ive Learned About Parenting In Year 1
Technology Hygiene Some Ideas
A Seed Is Possibility
In General
Im Not Crying Youre Crying
Longform Vs Shortform Posts
If You Are Ready To Go Home
The Downside To The Niche Web
Choose Your Own Adventure
We Are Not The Things We Make
The Art Of The Quick Purge
Inspire And Aspire
The Many Worlds In The Hallway
Playing Tennis With My Brain
Steep
You Cant Be Mad If Youre Curious
Its A Jungle Out There
Stay Curious
Please Rt
The Terse Recipe Card
Another Bubble
Scribbling It Out
What Time Is Evening
What I Learned From Staycation
In Defense Of Memorization
The Wall Of Tooth Decay
The Subtle Signals Of A Parent
Om
Two Noticings About Hyperscheduling
Least Favorite Part Of A Cold
Emotional Gtd
The Difference Between A Habit And A Task
Can You Pull It Off
My Car Is Forever Stuck In The Past
How Do You Take Your Water
Talking To Your Anxiety
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The Magic Of Magic Eye
Its Okay To Cry
Low Quality Literature
Habits Die Very Hard
Friday Night At The Video Store
I Know My Tools
Thinking About Thoughts
On Sleeping Earlier
Nostalgia Sells
Serotonin And Dopamine
Stay In Control
Tuning Into Yourself
An Argument Against Juicing
Cheating Vs Relaxing
The Intention Convenience Curve
Finishing One Thing
The End Of The Rainbow
It Shouldnt Come As A Surprise
Five Naturally Delightful Sounds
6 Activities That Make Me Hopeful
The Opposite Of Mindfulness
Skipping A Habit
Practicing Hunger
Awareness In A Theater
5 Activities That Make Me Uncomfortable
5 Activities That Make Me Wistful
The Point
Stillness On A Rollercoaster
A Good Re Watch
Kids Arent Good At Tech
Two Voices In Your Head
Appointments With Creativity
Re Thinking Task Execution
Semantic Satiation How To Taste Mindfulness
I Bought A Cd Player
5 Activities That Instantly Improve My Mood
On Root Canals
Some Complaints About Podcasts
A Compliments File
Ode To Marble Run
Small Pieces
An Artists Job Is To Move You In Either Direction
Stories About Skeletons
The Difference Between A Teacher And A Learner
A Bad Cause
A Copy Of Me
The Importance Of Being Yourself
Crying In A Treehouse Over Processing
A Better Way To Parent With Technology
A Hibachi Contemplates Life
We Are The Architects Of Our Own Experience
The Meaning Of Life For Bugs
What We Can Learn From Opsimaths
7Am In The Office
A Sense Of Humor
The Wonder Of Magazines
A Chef Consumes Three Meals
How To Be On Time
Training And Trains
Hold The Space How I Learned To Listen
Ill Build It For You
Richard Bransons Morning Routine
Joy Thieves
The Phases Of A Party
The Comfort Of Consistency
The Nature Of Gift Giving
The Minimum Effective Dose
Values Are Icebergs
The Power Of Bedtime
The Best Way To Begin A New Relationship
The Dangers Of Turning Classic Books Into Classic Movies
Punishment By Youtube
How To Find Your Inner Voice
Open To Closed Minds
Tornado Warning
Ill Never Write Another Song
How Do You Write A Song
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie A Life Changing Album
Art As Gift
The Fear Of Happiness
Who Or What Is Noyes
Why Automate
The Only Time I Hate Music
Youre All Caught Up
My Favorite Scenes In Lost In Translation
I Failed Art Class
Gifted And Talented
Professional Production
Logarithms Time And Living A Long Life
Mental Fitness
Being A Novice Is Fair Game
Re Imagining The Birthday Card
Functional Lemons
When N1
How To Be Sad
Manage Self Not Other And Not Nature
Scaling A Productivity System
Funneling Emotions With Skip Spaces
Softie
What Does It Mean To Be Bad At Change
Preparing Tea
This Is How Death Works
In An Ideal World
Poems By Robots
Did It Snow
Salad Adventure
The Problem With Teacher Auditions
The Water Bottle Stories
The Violinist Not The Violin
Changing My Brain Chemistry On Salads
Just You Wait
Being In A New Place
Emojis Save Lives
How Much Does Where You Went To College Matter
How Words Stick To My Teeth
Songs Like Candy Songs Like Wine
Play And Mindfulness With Children
Social Music Is Unnecessary
The Anti Debate
13 Days Without Social Media Observations
My Favorite Parenting Moment So Far
Good Music And The Other Kind
If Youre Happy And You Know It
Youll Thank Us Later
Vaccinating My Son
Playing Airplane
Lets Talk To Our Children About Humans And Robots
When One Thing Leads To Another
Birthdays
A Waste Of Milk
To Be Smart
My Social Media Fast Begins Today
Emailing Terry Pratchett
Explaining The Inexplicable
My Religion A Stew Of Wonder
On Dancing
A Warm Hug
No Hand Holding
Bite Sized Pieces Of Life
A Fundamental Truth On Christmas Morning
On Being Teased And Made Fun Of
How A Song Arrives
The Trickery Of Beauty
A Heart Tickle
Discovery Without Algorithms
The Case For Multiple Reads
The Next Level
The Scenes
Good Condition
Pastries
Lessons From Rollercoaster Tycoon
Midnight
Tweak The Presets
My Favorite Parts Of Eighth Grade
Two Types Of Friendship
Drama
Pieces
A Soul Has No Beat
Real Tips For Fighting An Oncoming Cold
Long Term Exposure To Music
Sound Of My House
Choosing Words
A Spiritual Life Starts From Within
Hatred As A Transaction
Whats Innovative
Lab Notebook
Esca Lefters And Other Minor Inconveniences
Input From Other Minds
Coffee Tea And Me
The Danger Of The Noodle Power Structure
Systems Thinking And My Deficiencies
Other People Make For Dezi 2
The Upside To Subscriptions
Movie Trailers Soften The Blow
Best Piece Of Advice For Expecting Parents
The Magic Of Time Blocking
3 Places To Find Poetry In Life
Beloved Artists
The Internets Baby
Joy Even In Chaos
The Movie In Your Mind
Five Stars
The Timing Of Resolutions
Dear Future Self
Do You Know Your Contexts
Talk Or Space
On Grocery Stores
They Said My Kid Is Perfect
Rejected From Pandora
Writing Is Thinking
One Paddle In Water One In The Air
I Wish For Nuance
Geeky Universes
Turbulence
The Good Ol Days
A Second Verse And A Bridge
Watch And Wait
What We Want From Meditation
T Pains Map
The Texture Of My Brain
What Stargazing Can Teach Us
The Magic Of An Old Guitar
Singing To A Mirror
Malaysian Toilets Cultural Orientation
Birthdays Deathdays And Language
Dive Or Pause
As Time Goes By For A Bird
Layers In Cash Transfer Apps
A List Of Things That Worked
Certainty To A Beat
Dont Stretch Pandiculate
Two Kinds Of Holidays
Two Kinds Of Sleep
The Bear Went Over The Mountain
Delayed Journaling And The Value Of A Moment
A Hodge Lodge Can Bring To The Edges Of Culture
What Does It Mean To Be A No Shoes Household
The Ephemeral Nature Of Book Genres
The Minute You Think
Losing Yourself
Which Door
Thankfulness Is Enjoyment
The Price Of A Cup Of Coffee
Music Is Legacy
Everyone Should Read The Power Of Habit
Appreciation By Observation
It Doesnt Matter How Much Things Change Its About Relationships
The Pause Mid Flit
Who Are We Smiling At
Mixing Memories
No Encore
The Secret Song
My Writing Process
Giving In Vs Giving Out Vs Giving Up
Dreams Are Rehearsals
On Being A Highly Sensitive Person
Moms Jewish Dads A Pisces
Voting In A School
Glowing Or Scathing
Ritualistic Wisdom
Be A Philospher Find A Philosopher
Continents And Disorientation
Touching My Projects
Reading Through Obits
I Miss Mp3Com 2
I Miss Mp3Com
Bumper Sticker Culture
The Size Of Everything
On Being Spiritually Short
Falsehoods About Teachers As Portrayed On Tv Movies
Universal Studios Revisited
The Privilege That Keeps Us Sane
Marvelous Mrs Maisel The Quick Capturer
Change Your Diet
The Distinction Between Journaling Reflecting And Pontificating
We Are What We Eat
Its Not Technologys Fault
The Not So Hidden Meaning Of Recreation
The Simplest Way To Meditate
What I Mean When I Say Brilliant
Teach A Fish To Human
This Is Why You Post More On Instagram Stories
How To Appreciate Anything
On Overindulgence
Music That Was Once An Antidote Revisiting Emo
Meatless Meat
The Benefits Of A Haircut
We Must Think Of The World As A Please That Can Heal
I Wish My Son Came With An Instruction Manual
Small Talk Vs Large Talk And Your Rich Inner Life
The White Noise Paradox
Shy Cousin Syndrome Long Term Friends And Being Yourself
Celebrating The Need For A Maintenance List Or Being Responsible
Because Im Standing Here
Choosing To Be Resilient
Overdeveloped Intuition Or The 20 Minute Rule
Functional Dessert
Mastery Isnt A Ladder Its A Safari
My Two Favorite Parts Of Ladybird
The Stove Is Better Than The Oven
I Get A Tarot Reading Every Month Seriously
Burn Freely
Magic Is A Gift
New Problems In Education
The Closest Thing To Immortality
Garden Variety Shame
Coming In Dead Last
2017 A Best Of List In Perspective
Eliciting Wonder
Choose To Get It Or Be Moved Anyway
The Most Beautiful Moment In Matilda
A Recording Of A Lawnmower
Lessons From Andy Jim
A Blog Post
Another Awesome Blog Post
New Home
My Life On Ten Floppies
On Time
Always Changing Probably
Things I Bought Today
New Homes New Spaces
Blind Collaboration
A Steady Flow Of Thought
Unlikely Collaboration
Create A Museum
Stormy Skies Family Ties Week Flies
Do What You Were Doing 18 Years Ago
Spontaneously At 10Pm
Planting Seeds So My Trees Are Leafy
Frog On Wall
Segmented Vacation
People Get Old Air Is Less Cold New Wave Drinking Games
Disproving The Turtles John Popper Spontaneity
Get The Fax Straight
Mid Week Mid Night
2 Odd Weeks
Cheap Books Loud Cars Thrasher Fries
Empty Rooms Are Vacant Homes
Workert
Schools Out
Summer Hides
Birthday
Still Life
Mountains
Asdfasd
Born Lever Puller
Puzzled
Okay Okay Alright Already
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Deaf Guy
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Only Sleeps With Butterflies
Worrkkkk
All Things In Time Is All Youll Ever Need
New Semester
Desk Fun
Whatve I Been Up To
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Au
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Day After
Last Show
Untitled
Random Post
So Late
First Weekend Of Shows Over
Opening Night
Last Rehearsal
Show
Step Outside
Worst Day
Rehearsals
Finally
Review Day
First Time For Everything
Bi Polar
New Chair
Koss Headphones
All Im Saying
Morning
What A Crappy Day
Tension
Supersonic Lazy Love
Its Too Late
Showered Twice
Fuck You
John Mayer Shannanigans
Sinking
Mothers Day
Today
Music Is Awesome
I Tried
Dunno
Birthday 2
Heres Some Stuff I Found