Latest Becoming Polymathic Pieces

Last week’s piece left two open questions: The answers to these questions are inexplicably connected. To demonstrate, we will answer them in reverse order. The Brain’s Two-Phase Development It is extremely rare to hear the term “late” contextualized positively. In many cases, appropriately so; but in others, perhaps we’ve been misled. Neurological development is a […]

If an individual had the following resume, how would you view them: University of California-Berkely: B.A. Economics, Minor in Mathematics and Philosophy Harvard Business School: MBA Harvard Business School: Youngest Assistant Professor in College’s History (24) US Air Force: Captain Ford Motor Company: 15 Years Executive Management, including CEO United States Government: Secretary of Defense, […]

It hit me while at Phoenix Airport this week it’s been three weeks since publishing a piece: couple reasons for that. First, I’ve been traveling or have hosted travelers each of the past three weekends. As much I enjoy these experiences, they cut into the hours needed to produce quality writing. Second, and what I’ll […]

Pierre Boulle is a name unknown to most. His limited contributions to literature and cinema, however, are transcendent. Boulle authored Bridge on the River Kwai and Planet of the Apes in 1952 and 1963, respectively, both of which were adopted into the namesake award-winning films. They are among my favorite films because of their fascinating […]

The past couple weeks have been filled with lots of conversation around education. I’ve been grateful for the opportunity to speak to a variety of people from administrators to educational consultants and school board members as well as tour revolutionary learning facilities closer to a science museum than a classroom. These interactions have been thought […]

In continuing with the reflection theme of the past couple pieces, I will begin this week’s with another lesson learned from this past year of Becoming Polymathic. Fair warning, it is nothing earth shattering. There are few universal themes in life. I can hear the “no shit” comments ringing in my ears. The genesis of […]