Climbers prepare in very different ways. In his book Adapt, coach Kris Hampton describes four approaches: For Nothing, For Everything, For Something, and For Anything. The more I thought about it, the more I realized: these don’t just describe climbing. They describe learning, too. And […]
Month: September 2025
A Radical Approach to Time Management
Disclaimer: this may be the most dangerous post I’ve ever written. If you misread it, you may think I am suggesting you should “phone it in” as a student. If my employers misread it, they may think I’m “phoning it in at work.” Both are […]
Feeling Lost? Good. That’s the Point.
Why education is about learning to get unstuck, not about knowing it all The Desert Drop-Off Imagine being blindfolded, driven for hours, and dropped in the middle of the desert. You take off the blindfold, and the horizon stretches endlessly in every direction. No map. […]
Settling In: Finding Your Real Routine
For Students: Iteration Over Perfection When Plans Meet Reality Picture this: you sit down on Tuesday night, determined to get through your homework. You clear the desk, open your laptop, and start working. An hour later, you’ve stared at the same problem for twenty minutes, […]
