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Minds are like cars—when kept in neutral, they’ll always roll backwards, downhill. You’ve likely heard the adage, “Use it or lose it”. Whether it’s our physical muscles or brain “muscles”, they naturally atrophy from lack of exercise. To make… Continue Reading →
We don’t (or shouldn’t) stop learning when we get old, we get “old” when we stop learning. That’s why wise people keep learning: “Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance.” Prov. 1:5… Continue Reading →
Every person has two educations, one which he receives from others, and one, more important, which he gives to himself. Edward Gibbon Gibbons reminds us that there are two streams of education. We must not abdicate the responsibility of our… Continue Reading →
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana We have a responsibility to be students of history so we don’t make the same mistakes of those who have gone before us. The lessons of history… Continue Reading →
The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting. Plutarch The emphasis in traditional education is often on gaining information, but not as much time is devoted to processing information. Jesus was a master teacher… Continue Reading →
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page. St. Augustine As a child I rarely traveled from upstate New York – all of that changed when I joined the Navy. My eyes were… Continue Reading →
What is your comfort zone? A comfort zone is an emotional state in which you operate with ease and there is a minimal amount of risk. Comfort zones are highly individual so that what is anxiety producing for one person… Continue Reading →
