On the difference between High Fantasy written by men and by women. And a great example of one written by a woman. #365Books
Tag: Learning
Polar Bears & Funny Bones
“Are you ok?” My boss asked. “You sounded kind of heavy on that last call.” I was surprised. I hadn’t realized I had let it show. I go through these phases, I explained, where I am trying to integrate new information and figure out how to navigate with this new information. Much of the time, …
That’s Learning
A few days ago, I watched a You-Tube of a lecture by Alex Honnold, the famous climber who free-soloed El Capitan. The lecture was about how he prepared for the climb for years, using ropes to map out the climb and find the best holds. He climbed it many times in person that way, taking …
Skating without Thinking
I sometimes forget, while watching the Olympics, and dismissing skaters who fall, how hard it is to get to the level that even the worst of them are at - I can't even make it around the rink clutching at the wall. The other night, Tara Lipinski commented that one of the skaters who fell …
Change+Management 