It was just one of those lazy college days, either the spring of 1978 or 1979, and my roommate and I had nothing to do (swim season was over) so we decided to visit some of our friends who were living off campus. Even though it was the middle of the afternoon, and the middle … Continue reading Remembering a Moment in Time →

This past week I came across two interesting articles related to the impact of exercise on the brain. While the two newspapers I found the stories in usually have little in common, this time the two papers seemed to come to the same general conclusion - exercise is good for the brain. The first story … Continue reading Wellness Wednesday: Exercise and the Brain →

"It wasn’t luck that made them fly; it was hard work and common sense; they put their whole heart and soul and all their energy into an idea and they had the faith." So states John T. Daniels, a member of the Kill Devil Life Saving Station, and one of seven people to witness the … Continue reading The Two Workingest Boys Ever →

The Wall Street Journal ran a story yesterday about how Walmart has started to focus on training its front-line workers. While many firms have training programs for college graduates and future managers, very few companies train their entry-level service employees. The practice, known as upskilling, is designed to reduce turnover, which is estimated to be … Continue reading Walmart Invests in Upskilling →

The above is a quote from the classic TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson. Here is the full paragraph: ... kids will take a chance. If they don't know, they'll have a go.Am I right? They're not frightened of being wrong. I don't mean to say that being wrong is the same thing as being … Continue reading “We Stigmatize Misteaks” →

Each year, Fortune magazine puts out a ranking of the world's most admired companies. Here are the top 10 from the most recent list: Apple Google Berkshire Hathaway Amazon.com Starbucks Walt Disney Southwest Airlines American Express General Electric Coca-Cola An impressive list, to say the least. And perhaps no surprise that you likely recognize, and … Continue reading The World’s Most Admired Companies vs. the World’s Most Valuable Companies →

One of my favorite songs came on the radio yesterday while I was driving that I probably haven't heard for 15-20 years. As soon as it started, the words and melody came back to me as if there had been no gap in the time since I had last heard the song. The song is … Continue reading And We Rely On Each Other, Ah-Ha →

I came across an interesting article on the Harvard Business Review web site today by Hugh McGuire, a "literary technologist". Hugh is the founder of LibriVox and Pressbooks, and the co-editor of Book: A Futurist’s Manifesto. The title of the article was "How Making Time for Books Made Me Feel Less Busy", and as I was … Continue reading Making Time for Reading Books →

Such words by Thomas Friedman, columnist for the New York Times and author of The World is Flat, seem prophetic given what has happened over the past couple of weeks in China. Friedman credits the phrase to Grandma Friedman, which was in response to the belief of many that while Britain owned the 19th century … Continue reading Never Cede a Century to a Country That Censors Google →