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    Being smart

    May 28, 2019 /

    It’s not what school teaches you.

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    But I don’t know how…

    May 14, 2019 /

    This is an invitation not a barrier.

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    The Worst Comparison

    November 13, 2018 /

     She’s smarter than you. He’s richer than you.

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    Lessons

    May 4, 2016 /

    It’s Teacher’s Day in the US and it got me thinking about school, which got me thinking about the School of Hard Knocks (SHK). I realized it’s a school that most people never graduate from and that’s all right because we’re not supposed to. I’m writing this post for myself, as much as for you, because I’ve been knocked down more times than I can count. Graduation is a time of transition. However, learning—if you’re lucky—never stops. At different points in our lives (or in my case, consistently) you may find yourself in the SHK again. I’m not going to talk about getting knocked down and standing up again.

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