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Is There a Difference Between Your Job and Your Work?

I’ve been mulling over the following problem for a while now, and while this idea may still be half-baked, I thought I’d toss it out for commentary and see what you think. Over on Edutopia, Jenifer Fox and I are … Continue reading

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Realistic Expectations

The key to happy relationships is realistic expectations. Managing expectations is not easy.  It tends to involve a lot of emotional churning from time to time, where you want X but the other person can only deliver Y, and no … Continue reading

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Simplicity

I find a lot of what I do involves boiling down complex, nuanced ideas into smaller steps or sound bites.  Like the Eames chair  and table to the right, you can accomplish a lot with really simple but innovative design. … Continue reading

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Challenge Yourself

If there’s one concept that keeps getting reinforced for me over and over again it’s that I do my best when I do things that are challenging.  It means exploring unknown territory.  It means doing things where there’s often a … Continue reading

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Thinking About Play

The good people down at Commonwealth Academy recently put me in touch with Dr. Stuart Brown, who is the founder of the National Institute of Play.  Dr. Brown has a new book coming out in March entitled Play: How It … Continue reading

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