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Two Practical “Reminder” Strategies for Overcoming Noise-Induced Aimlessness

January 12, 2016 By Dave Stuart Jr. 4 Comments

The film Memento (2000, directed by Christopher Nolan) is the story of Leonard, a man with one abiding purpose in life — finding and bringing justice to his wife’s killers — and one serious handicap: he is unable to retain short-term memories. As a result, Leonard develops a system of reminders — including tattoos like those in Figure 1 — and […]

The #1 Problem with New Years Life-Changey Stuff: Clarity of Purpose

January 5, 2016 By Dave Stuart Jr. 2 Comments

Maybe you’re a “one word” person, or a classic resolution-setter, or a jaded New Years apathist. Regardless, here’s all I have to say: without clarity of purpose, resolutions, goals and words are destined to disappoint. Importantly, this principle extends way beyond efforts at personal improvement; clarity of purpose is critical with things like school improvement initiatives and literacy frameworks. In Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit […]

A Simple “Back from Winter Break” Classroom Activity

January 2, 2016 By Dave Stuart Jr. 7 Comments

If our aim is long-term flourishing for our students, then we all care about helping kids discover their aspirations, build goals backward from those aspirations, and remain committed to those goals on a regular basis. And yet, the further you get down the list of those skills, the greater the challenge becomes for our kids: Defining the big […]

The Dangers of Externalism

November 14, 2015 By Dave Stuart Jr. 15 Comments

“The big question about how people behave is whether they’ve got an Inner Scorecard or an Outer Scorecard. It helps if you can be satisfied with an Inner Scorecard. I always pose it this way. I say: ‘Lookit. Would you rather be the world’s greatest lover, but have everyone think you’re the world’s worst lover? […]

Future You Wants You To Do Two Things

October 24, 2015 By Dave Stuart Jr. 6 Comments

I was driving home from a speaking engagement a few weeks ago in central New York — and thank you to the fine folks of Broadalbin-Perth CSD for having me, as it was a true pleasure — when I saw a billboard for the lottery. It said, in large bold print: “FUTURE YOU WANTS YOU […]

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