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I’ve always struggled with how to treat people I run in to who are asking for help on the street (I’d say homeless people, but I guess I’m not sure if they’re homeless or not though they probably are). Generally speaking I don’t give money to help them as I would prefer to give that […]
November 29, 2011
I love problems like the one described in this New York Times Article: Thinking Fast And Slow (it’s a book review and I’ll definitely check the book out) To see how, consider what Kahneman calls the “best-known and most controversial” of the experiments he and Tversky did together: “the Linda problem.” Participants in the experiment […]
November 28, 2011
Six weeks ago my wife gave birth to our first child, a girl we named Abby. I had been warned that it would be very challenging for the first 6 – 12 weeks, but would get better and more rewarding. My own experience over the last 6 weeks is difficult to describe. It’s been more […]
November 27, 2011
One of my primary goals in educating my daughter is to develop her skills at being resourceful. To help her become talented at taking few resources and, through creativity and persistence, make the best of any situation. I would be nervous about a school environment where she had access to the best of everything (I […]
November 27, 2011
Apple continues to show that it has more creative initiative and nuanced understanding of its customers then most companies. There’s always been a dilemma in retail. You want to help the customer, but you don’t want to pester them. Ideally the customer approaches you and asks for help, but if you’re not available or the […]
November 26, 2011
The Montessori educational philosophy seems to be the closest to what I have in mind. It has children of different ages working together, encourages choice and independence for the child, and of course is more focused on development of the child over any specific skill set, let alone memorization of facts. Montessori is not widely […]
November 26, 2011
Frankly I think home schooling is a better option then most schools provide today. The one major downside is that my daughter would get less exposure to her peers, but once kids reach a certain age (probably around middle school) I think the socialization skills they learn in school actually tend to be more detrimental […]
November 25, 2011
I’m slowly becoming more confident that the most important aspect in any organization is how much the people involved respect each other. You don’t have to be best friends with your coworkers, but if there is a lack of mutual trust and respect, then your inner work life is likely to suffer greatly. There are […]
November 25, 2011
Ok, so I started reading The Progress Principle before I started writing this blog, so I wanted to give a brief overview of the half of the book I’ve read so far. From here on out I’ll start providing more detailed posts of what resonates with me about the book. Overall it’s a good book […]
November 25, 2011
As I’ve been thinking through education I wanted to try and write out my working thesis on what a great education might look like. Here are my current thoughts: Eliminate Boredom This is more about creating an environment that lets kids eliminate their own boredom. Children should never have to sit still and listen, though. […]
Jared Cosulich 
November 30, 2011
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