I learned this one via author Dan Pink’s excellent newsletter, and out of gratitude for his sharing it, I’ll be telling you a bit about his upcoming book at the end of this post. So: breathing. I’ve had smart watches tell me how to do it, I’ve had books tell me how to do it, […]
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A Good Day to Laugh
Today’s post will not take long, and I dedicate its genesis to two of our colleagues in Utah, Larissa Taylor and Karsten Walker. We were doing some asynchronous PD work on depressurizing our souls, and I did the bit about how Chris Hemsworth and I are difficult to tell apart, and Larissa made this comment […]
Attending to Others When What You Crave Is Attention
Ours is, ironically, an attention-starved world. With more things than ever competing for our attention, the folks in our lives tend to miss out. You know — the ones walking in our hallways, standing to pack up their things after each of our classes, sitting in our living areas at home. But it’s not just […]
The Thing About Minds (with Help from Toni Morrison)
Just joining us? We’re in a series on depressurization methods. You can see all the posts so far right here, and I’ve got a whole playlist of supplementary (and brief) YouTube videos on these kinds of ideas right here. There’s this line from Dallas Willard, shortly before he died, that goes like this: It isn’t […]
New — Dave’s Faves Holiday Gift Guide 🎁
Hey there, colleague! This morning, in lieu of writing a blog post, I completed a long-requested feature on my website — a list of some of my favorite books. Seriously — folks have been writing in for YEARS asking me to do this. So, I did it. And, since it’s holiday times far and wide […]