Junior High Blues

One of the little mental games we play sometimes is the following: Would you go back to an earlier time in your life if you could take back with you what you know now. Often this is asked in the context of high school. Certainly if I could take the Read more…

Magical Thinking

Let’s do a little mental exercise. We’re going to flip a coin. I’ll flip this coin 20 times and you’ll note whether it comes up heads or tails on a little piece of paper with a pen that I’ll lend you. Now we’re going to make it interesting and we’re Read more…

The Tale of the LizardBrain

I’m terrifically late on this week’s writing. Things are really busy at work and I’ve been putting in lots of hours, so that’s been a contributor. The commute doesn’t help, leading to days where we get up at 6am (when it’s dark) and getting home at 6-6:30pm (when it’s dark). Read more…

Performance Anxiety

When I was growing up there was really only one game show that I thought I’d like to be on and that was Jeopardy. That one, I thought, was entirely about what you knew and I thought I was pretty smart so I figured I’d do well. I’ve never tried Read more…