It seems to be that all the most mature people I know have something in common: their parents treated them like adults even as children. (Exact details vary, and the changes show in the person, but this general theme holds.) This sort of trust is hard, no doubt. The world can be a dangerous place, [...]
Archive for the ‘Learning’ Category
On Trusting Children
Posted in Adventure, Family, Health, Learning, Responsibility, tagged Adventure, Family, Health, Learning, Responsibility on April 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
On Negative Reinforcement
Posted in Learning, Organization, Responsibility, Self-Examination, tagged Learning, Organization, Responsibility, Self-Examination on April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, I spoke about the importance of getting started when you want change. However, another common problem is establishing new habits. I’ve always been told it takes three weeks to transition from an old habit to a new one. Once established, it’s easy to keep going, but first you have to make it through three [...]
Seek Mastery for Long-Term Fulfillment
Posted in Fulfillment, Guest Post, Learning, Purpose, Self-Examination, Writing, tagged Fulfillment, Guest Post, Learning, Purpose, Self-Examination on April 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a another guest post from Quinn Maclaren. Quinn is a freelance writer, was published in The Oasis Journal, and is currently building content for a site of her own (Ed – Coup De Quill is live). (By the way, if you have an idea for a guest post and would like the exposure, [...]
Repaying Student Loans
Posted in Finances, Learning, Link, tagged Finances, Learning, Link on March 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
For a college student without that many huge expenses, I am surprisingly concerned about money. One of my biggest problems is that I hate being in debt. (Ironically, I love lending people money; my friends are always good for the money, but in the meantime my lower bank balance is an incentive not to spend [...]
Childhood Dreams
Posted in Family, Friends, Fulfillment, Learning, Link, Purpose, Thankfulness, tagged Family, Friends, Fulfillment, Learning, Link, Purpose, Thankfulness on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Monday morning, and I think most of us could use a little inspiration to get us going.
Randy Pausch is an amazing person. If he had given this lecture just as a normal Last Lecture Series lecture, it would be impressive. Instead, this is the whole story:
Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, who is dying from pancreatic [...]
