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Stories and hope | Seth’s Blog Anecdotes are not data. If you’re looking for data, hearing a story about what happened to a friend that one…

It’s impossible to communicate everything. The map is not the territory, it’s an abstraction, a summary and most of all, a conceptual framework. When we share…

Go to the store, look at the five kinds of mustard on offer, and pick the one that’s best for you. This is not controversial. Go…

Not a lack of power, but feeling as though we have none. Some people have been indoctrinated to prefer a life with no agency, as it…

On the factory floor, productivity increases are relentlessly implemented, often without regard for worker satisfaction. For people working with a laptop, though, they are often seen…

Technical debt is easy to incur. It’s unnecessary added features, undocumented code, support for outmoded interactions and anything that slows down your ability to update and…

Good instincts | Seth’s Blog Sometimes, in the absence of data or useful experience, we’re left to act on our instincts. It’s worth noting that other…

Work ethic vs discipline | Seth’s Blog A solid work ethic drives someone to show up, even when they’d rather not. If there’s work on their…

The steps vs. the concept | Seth’s Blog If you memorize the steps, you have a direct, simple and fast path to obtain the result. Until…

Enrollment and engagement | Seth’s Blog Teachers and organizations benefit from both, but they’re not the same. Engagement is the delight we have when we lean…