Micro-credentials
As part of the project I'm doing on digital learning, I got to interview Sal Khan (of Khan Academy) yesterday. I wrote about The Math …Read More
Category Archives: Money
The 9 percent vs. the 91 percent
Over at Wandering Scientist the other day, Cloud posted about the negativity of internet haters. Measured, thoughtful criticism is a gift. Snarky personal attacks don't …Read More
Win $500 million and still be happy!
The PowerBall jackpot has now hit $500 million. Such occasions bring the usual photos of people lining up outside gas stations, and a more curious …Read More
Long weekend highlights
I'm gearing up for the launch of What the Most Successful People Do on the Weekend on December 31. In the meantime, I'm trying to …Read More
Judging net worth by candy bar size
Halloween was postponed from October 31 to November 4 around here, so we got the kids dressed up last night and took them trick or …Read More
Should new fathers get long parental leaves?
In the UK, there’s a proposal afoot to allow either parent to get a parental allowance for most of the first year of a child’s …Read More
The great unwashed
Our washing machine died a bit ago. A replacement is on order. Unfortunately, the replacement is not available for immediate installation. Our clothes make a …Read More
Anecdotes aren’t data
I love anecdotes. I sprinkle them liberally in my writing. I know, as a voracious reader, that stories make ideas come to life. How can …Read More
Money and morality tales
Years ago, the authors of The Millionaire Next Door made a splash with what should be an obvious point: being a millionaire amounts to having …Read More
Strange notions of perfection
The more I study human behavior, the more fascinated I am by the narratives we tell ourselves. We all have certain defining narratives, perhaps scripted …Read More