“Wow, our stuff must be really heavy! This car has never had a problem getting up a hill before.” Something felt off as we drove across town. The car was sluggish. I’d step on the gas, or try going up a hill, and it barely […]
Tag: failure
Exception Season
You’d be amazed at the number of exception requests I’ll get over the next few weeks. I’ll be asked for project deadline extensions. I’ll be asked to accept unsubmitted homework weeks late. I’ll be asked how to make up for low midterm grades. I’ll be […]
Absolute Belief is the Cure for Fear
Failure is overrated. We’ve created a featureless monster that lives in our brains, just out of sight, that has us convinced that the worst thing in the world is failure. We can’t quite put our finger on why, but we’re certain that there are few […]