A student came up to me after class and asked about impostor syndrome. I had mentioned in class that one of the main causes of things like plagiarism or bloated writing is insecurity: People are afraid that their writing will be found lacking, and that… Read More
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Fixing the Dryer
A few weeks back I went to put a load of laundry in the dryer, and the machine refused to cooperate. The motor started up, but as soon as I released the start button, it cut off. I did what I do most of the… Read More
Sunday Sprout Round-Up
It’s Wake-Up Time Sprout: (muffled from upstairs) Hooray! Dramatic, rapid thumping as she runs out of her room and down the stairs. Me: Good morning! What’s so exciting? Sprout: My clock is green! Sprout proceeds to gallop around the house cheering. Me: Can I have a… Read More
Powerpoint Intro Slides Shouldn’t Be Boring
Although sometimes I wonder if I’m having too much fun with them. Case in point:
Complete or Delete
It’s a new mantra I’m trying on, because I have a lot of ideas, and sometimes they get lost in the shuffle. Between this year’s re-reading of David Allen’s Getting Things Done and checking out Cal Newport’s Deep Work, one of the recurring themes was… Read More
Your vote matters. You matter.
Election Day 2016, my wife and I took our daughter to the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, which is easily in Sprout’s top five all-time favorite places on Earth. On our way back, while our daughter napped in her car seat, we hopped off the freeway… Read More
We Are Here
There are billions upon billions of planets in the observable universe. Most are inhospitable to life. They’re in the wrong position relative to the nearest star, they have the wrong atmosphere, or their surface doesn’t have the right component elements. Out of all those potential… Read More
