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Month: June 2011

Reading Harry Potter

Last fall, Jessica stopped being very interested in reading. Although she’s a slow reader and behind her grade level, this was the first time her reading had started to seem like a struggle to her, and the first time her learning difficulties were winning. The problem, like most problems, was multifaceted. But mostly she just…

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Published June 27, 2011
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Dojo Wisdom: Know what to do next

For the next few weeks, I’ll be running excerpts from Dojo Wisdom, which is officially releasing on July 1. This is one of my favorites, #50: Know what to do next. Know what to do next. For every Plan A you devise, you should also have a Plan B in mind for when Plan A…

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Published June 20, 2011
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Dojo Wisdom: Embrace the Dragon

As regular readers know, I am very excited about the re-release of Dojo Wisdom, which will be out July 1. (You can preorder it here.) To that end, I’m planning to excerpt a few of my favorite lessons from the book. Here’s one.   #84: Embrace the Dragon According to martial arts legend, Shaolin temple…

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Published June 13, 2011
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A vigil for Jessica

Jessica is scheduled for a procedure in the morning. Routine, in its way, but nothing is ever routine with her anymore. If it ever was. You used to think it would get easier. But it doesn’t. You get understanding, yes, and you know what to do and where to stand, and you long ago made…

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Published June 6, 2011
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What’s your sentence?

I read Daniel Pink’s Drive this weekend because I have felt for a long time that goal-setting doesn’t work well for certain types of creative work but I couldn’t figure out what does work. I still haven’t quite figured that out, but at least I have learned I am not insane for thinking that sometimes…

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Published June 1, 2011
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