“[People] must be taught how to think, not what to think.” -Margaret Mead Let’s clear up one misconception right here. College is not for teaching people how to do a job. It may teach some skills or the foundations for a type of work, but it is not a vocational school. College is for learning … Continue reading What people get wrong about college is what they get wrong about training at work. 

While most people believe they're asking questions effectively, Joe Lalley, in his book Question to Learn, tells us that the true power of questions lies not only in the questions themselves but perhaps more so in the motives behind them. Lalley begins the book by investigating various motives people have for asking questions. He carefully … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: Question to Learn by Joe Lalley

If space aliens visited us thousands of years ago and returned today, I think one of their first thoughts would be, “What happened to the humans? They held such promise. They were so good at connecting, communicating, solving problems, and creating things together. What happened? Now, they fight for status and use and manipulate each … Continue reading What happened to the humans?

Negativity bias. It is a part of human wiring that causes us to focus on the bad things in life more than the good things. And while it may seem like a negative trait, it's actually a beneficial one. It is there to help us survive. Consider our prehistoric ancestors, who faced the threat of … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: Surviving to Thriving by Steve Foran

We have many big problems in this crazy world, and to solve them, we need two critical things: 1) a service-focused mindset, and 2) creativity.  Let’s look at these. A service-focused mindset is one where you are willing to be inconvenienced by the work and committed to being helpful while doing it. Creativity is using … Continue reading We Need Problem-Solvers. Do You Have What It Takes? 

AI is taking away mindless jobs and giving people more time for living. Yeah, but … how will people live without work?  With every new “miracle” comes another problem. And, as usual, the people touting the “miracle” as a panacea don’t think through to logical conclusions. People without jobs can’t afford to buy things, which … Continue reading The AI panacea …not.