Nov 18, 2015
Bumper Sticker by Scott Beale (Buy at Northern Sun)
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Bumper Sticker by Scott Beale (Buy at Northern Sun)
I’m often asked by parents what advice can I give them to help get kids interested in science? And I have only one bit of advice. Get out of their way. Kids are born curious. Period. I don’t care about your economic background. I don’t care what town you’re born in, what city, what country. If you’re a child, you are curious about your environment. You’re overturning rocks. You’re plucking leaves off of trees and petals off of flowers, looking inside, and you’re doing things that create disorder in the lives of the adults around you. And so then so what do adults do? They say, “Don’t pluck the petals off the flowers. I just spent money on that. Don’t play with the egg. It might break. Don’t….” Everything is a don’t. We spend the first year teaching them to walk and talk and the rest of their lives telling them to shut up and sit down. So you get out of their way. And you know what you do? You put things in their midst that help them explore. Help ‘em explore. Why don’t you get a pair of binoculars, just leave it there one day? Watch ‘em pick it up. And watch ‘em look around. They’ll do all kinds of things with it.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
read more here
We all convince ourselves it's better to stay in our comfort zones. Seth Godin talks about why that's untrue.
By asking, for example, How might I reposition myself in response to changes happening in my industry?, or, How might I use my own strengths to tackle a specific problem impacting my community?, you set in motion a process that can lead to profound change. That may surprise some because we don’t usually equate "asking a question" with "taking action." But just by putting an ambitious question out there in front of you, you begin to engage with it.
an excerpt from this fascinating article on "beautiful questions"
Feeling loosey-goosey about your deadlines? Here are some new habits that can help you be more productive.
"Do one thing every day that scares you."
Eleanor Roosevelt
“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
Pablo Picasso