Category: Between the Ears

I sat with a yellow pad this week. And then, I stared at a yellow pad this week. The page wasn’t empty because nothing was possible. It was empty because the next thought might ask more of me than I wanted to give. Maybe more effort. Maybe more thought. And then I realized that’s where…

I just discovered the Overton Window! And I couldn’t shake the feeling that it wasn’t just about politics or culture out there. It was about the quiet borders inside me! The Overton Window, as I understand it, is the range of what people consider acceptable. What feels normal. What can be said without getting laughed…

There’s a saying, “Perfect is the enemy of good.” Is this really true, or is it used by people who want to embrace mediocrity? I remember staring at something I had written and feeling irritated, not because it was bad, but because it wasn’t flawless. I wanted it to be perfect. I wanted it to…

A few years ago, I taught a “pass/fail” course at a community college. I remember watching students figure out a system faster than they ever figured out the material. They peppered me with questions… not about the material I would be teaching, but about the grading system! They wanted to know where the real line…