Tag: philosophy

Gratitude: A Story of a Computer, Vomit and What It Means To Be A Parent

I linked to this from Facebook and posted it to Redit but thought I'd put it here for posterity as well since it's so good.  (And if I'm

I'm Turning 17 Today – Tell Me Some Things You Wish You'd Known At My Age

Saw this question posed on AskReddit.   Lots of good tips/advice no matter how old you are.

A Question of Justice

Came across this thought puzzle via a MetaFilter thread which, in turn, comes from a review of a book called “The Idea of Justice” by Amartya Sen.Here's the

Teenage Wasteland: RIP John Hughes

[Edit: A wonderful story I came across detailing the relationship between John Hughes and a teenaged pen pal.] When I'm forced to choose, “Ferris Bueller's Day Off” is

Several Lessons To Be Learned From the Finnish School System

I first became aware of the best-in-the-world ranking of Finnish schools in the excellent book, “Under Pressure: Rescuing Childhood from the Culture of Hyper Parenting” by Carl Honore. 

In Praise of The Four Day Work Week

Tomorrow is my YouDay.  Since the government hasn't officially declared it a statutory holiday as per my recommendation, I am taking it off using one of my earned

Friday Fun Link – The Last Lecture (June 20, 2008)

I think I first heard about “The Last Lecture” via a book request we got at the library.  The Amazon page for the book has more info including

Kiva.org

Kiva is a web site that helps facilitate micro-credit loans to entrepreneurs around the world.   (As always, Wikipedia has more information about this organization if you're interested.) Shea

The Four Generations In Your Workplace

As I may have mentioned before, the younger me would probably punch the older me in the mush if he could see how much management theory I'd be

10 Things Every Adult Should Know

So I've had this list of “10 Things Every Adult Should Know” kicking around for a few weeks, never sure when to post it.  I really like a

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