Inherited Experience

I’ve been tracking down dead relatives for the better part of 20 years now. Understanding my ancestors — who they are, how they lived, and what happened to them — has provided me with many insights into the choices and character of my family and others like us. What has really been driving my persistent …

Flying Time Blind

I’m not a pilot but for a time I had an office in a regional airport. During this immersion in pilot culture (and eau de jet fuel) I learned a thing or two about aviation. For example, there are two sets of regulations governing the operation of civil aviation aircraft. One is visual flight rules …

Be Good vs. Get Better

Motivational science has been around for a century, but after having been out of the spotlight for some time, the study of motivation has regained attention and is now at the center of the work of research psychologists such as Dr. Heidi Grant Halvorson, author of the book Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals. The following …