I got an email last week that sent me off the deep end. It was from my hospital system and the subject line was, “The Gift of Being Empowered.” Inside were links to articles and things they were doing to “empower” employees. I’m calling B.S. on that. You CANNOT gift empowerment any more than … [Read more...]

I’m studying with my 7th grader earlier tonight. We’re learning about Ancient Rome, the period from 500 BC to about 30 BC. He’s got to learn all of these names and dates, and you can just imagine how I would teach him. No lists. No mnemonics. Relate the data points to each other. Learn the … [Read more...]

A few years back I was working with a one of the surgeons I respect the most. Out of the 80-100 surgeons I work with, he’s in the top 10 easy. One of the reasons for that is the way the thinks. The way you think. The way you frame the world around you plays a big part in your success and failure … [Read more...]

I’ve got something important I need to get across. I recorded a short video because I thought I could explain it better that way. You can access the video inside of the PAER app. If you already have the PAER app, just click this link https://learnistic.me/Yrdw If you don’t, then … [Read more...]

A few years ago, my nephew tried out for his high school JV team. He was a good basketball player, and he worked his butt off at the tryout. He got cut. It’s a big high school and there were a lot of kids who tried out. His younger brother just found out he made the them … [Read more...]