I recorded this short story after two conversations left me thinking hard—one with a former student who felt like a failure, and one with my brother Dean, who has a way of keeping life beautifully simple. It’s about habits, the stories we tell ourselves, and how easy it is to lose sight of what we’veContinue reading “Grumpy Faces, Good Lessons: A Short Story on Habits”
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Don’t Look at the Floater!
In this video, I share advice for life from my ophthalmologist.
Are you an arrogant SOB? I was.
Do you make assumptions about people? I did…until one day that will haunt me forever.My students get frustrated with group work when peers don’t contribute in a timely manner. Instead of communicating with their groupmates, they assume it’s laziness, or they don’t manage their time like they should, don’t take their classes seriously, probably wereContinue reading “Are you an arrogant SOB? I was.”
Is this who you are?
When you’re under pressure, is your go-to strategy to lie or cheat? Here’s an alternative strategy. Like most of my advice, it applies to life, in general, not just to students.