“Do we want to excite and encourage students? Or do we want to prepare them for their profession?” Phrased this way, it’s clearly a false dichotomy. What we most likely want is for students to be excited, encouraged, and motivated by their own steps on the path as they prepare for their profession (or for […]
Many tasks will demand to be done again. “Again” can be difficult, though, possibly because knowing a task won’t be completed “once and for all” can make the task feel like more of an imposition. It’s as if the task of doing the laundry today takes on an additional weight from all the future times […]
In the work of creating, there is a difference between reaching and pushing.
It’s not the scarcity of money or time or knowledge. The real barrier to entry is uncertainty. If you knew that what you were trying right now would work eventually, you wouldn’t fret about spending your money or time. But unless you’re very good at practicing non-attachment or are the gambling type, that’s not how […]