Ask a thousand questions
In my house we are *obsessed* with the soundtrack to Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical. Especially “School Song,” a clever track that...
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Oh the places you’ll go
My eyes lingered on a short, quick tweet awhile before I realized it was one of the most delightfully curious compliments I’d ever seen. ...
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We’re so much better than condescension
A conservative friend of mine — let’s call her Jen — just attended one of those dialogue-rich events in a major city with a liberal...
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‘What do you mean by that?’ to the rescue
It started with a question. A man named Alan turned to a woman named Jamie — both of them locals in Edmonds, Washington, who’d signed up...
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The power of people's places
There’s always a bit of awkwardness when you walk into a friend’s home for the first time, a tension I find myself defusing by looking...
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Give the gift of your interest
Ever notice something in you jump in shock when somebody you’re listening closely to says something you really don’t like? That’s what...
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That time I was judgy to judgments
As I packed up from one of my curiosity workshops this summer, a participant named Don came up to me. He was thrilled about what he’d...
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Vote NO on election assumptions
“Don’t assume that what you voted against is what they voted for.” When I read that tip from Nealin Parker in USA Today this week, I...
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Less reactive = more productive.
“Our brains are most productive when there is no demand that they be reactive.” A mentor of mine, psychologist Sherry Turkle, made that...
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