I’m reading Randy Pausch’s, The Last Lecture and enjoying it. If you don’t know the story, Pausch–a computer science professor, husband, and father of three very young kids–had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was dying. His “Last Lecture” wasn’t about dying, however, but about how to live. Then he wrote a book. It’s a …
Category Archive: Growth
Jan
23
Move in this direction
Found this over at Seth’s.
Jan
16
Jill Bolte Taylor Is An Amazing Woman
I am fascinated with the brain. My masters thesis/research is brain-based stuff. Long story short–I’m hooked. I shared a bit about Jill Bolte Taylor about a year ago on my other blog, but yesterday I started reading her book, My Stroke of Insight. After watching her speak (see below), I was sure I’d be let …
Jan
12
A Truth Uncovered
An ongoing struggle I’ve always had is that I’m not certain what I’m supposed to be doing. Is it teaching? Writing? Leading? I have a lot of interests, so I’m always feeling sort of half into something and half into something else. I struggle with a reason for my existence. Why am I here? What …
Apr
02
Proudly Introducing: Think Thank Thunk!
Today, I’d like to proudly introduce you to the project that I feel like I’ve been giving birth to for the last couple of weeks: Think Thank Thunk (found at www.3thinks.com)is my humble attempt at a blog specifically written and designed for parents and teachers. It’s still a bit under construction, but I thought I’d …
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