The Lost Art of Slowing Down

The Lost Art of Slowing Down

To put it nicely, our culture values speed; to put it more bluntly, it seems to be addicted to it.    Much of our technological innovation is focused on how to let us talk, move, compute, communicate, design, innovate, decide, share, build, and execute everything...
The Good, the Bad, and the–Nope, That’s It

The Good, the Bad, and the–Nope, That’s It

As modern, savvy, and reasonably well-educated human beings, we like to think that our opinions are based on truth and that we don’t make a lot of assumptions.  But if we’re honest with ourselves, we have to admit that we make one kind of assumption all...
Human Doing vs. Human Being

Human Doing vs. Human Being

I graduated second in my class in high school, and at the time I was thrilled because it meant I didn’t have to give the Valedictorian’s speech.  I was shy at the time, and had no idea what I would want to say to so many people, nor what advice I could offer.  Now,...