Teach to learn

Teach to learn

One of the clues that you don’t understand something as well as you thought is that you cannot explain it simply. To learn it really well, teach it to others until you can. Preparing to teach will help identify gaps and improve your knowledge. Identifying examples and...
Poor comparison

Poor comparison

One of the things I’ve seen people point out with coronavirus, “It’s not that big a deal. More people die in car accidents every year.” I wonder if they’ve thought about why automobile deaths are as low as they are. We invest huge amounts of time and money in...
Sleep debt comes with interest

Sleep debt comes with interest

Unless you have a very rare gene, you need 7 to 9 hours of sleep per night to be at your best. Sleeping less than you need accumulates sleep debt. How do you know if you’re sleeping enough? You regularly wake up well-rested without an alarm. For the rest of us,...
Stay home

Stay home

Well, it’s finally here. New Hampshire’s Governor has issued a stay-at-home order beginning Friday night at midnight. Although life will be a bit more challenging for all of us, it seems like a good move based on what’s happening elsewhere. Maybe we can contain this...