Curriculum Update: Words for the Moment (Grades 8–12) Words for the Moment is now complete across all five grades, Grade 8 through Grade 12. Here’s what it is, where it fits, and why it’s built the way it is. Where it picks up Common Word Play runs from the early grades through Grade 7, building …
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Cognitive Bias Isn’t Just a Logic Problem. It’s a Mood Problem. Quick question for you: when’s the last time you made a genuinely bad decision while you were calm, well-rested, and in a good mood? I’m not saying it never happens. But most of the spectacularly bad calls in my own life — the snap …
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Scott Adams (1957-2026): A thinker who taught us to fail forward Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert and author of influential self-improvement books, died on January 13, 2026, at age 68 from metastatic prostate cancer. In his final prepared statement, read by his ex-wife Shelly Miles, he wrote: “I had an amazing life. I gave it …
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168: The Only Hours You Get Each Week Most people have no idea where their time goes. They know they’re busy. They know the week flies by. But if you asked them to account for their 168 hours—the exact amount every person gets each week—they’d struggle to explain where even half of them went. This …
The Logical Path to Magic: Using Data to Access Intuition Why the Most Logical Thing You Can Do Is Test What You Haven’t Tested If you’re reading this, chances are you fall into one of two camps: Camp One: You’re logic-driven. You’ve built what you’ve built through solid planning, market research, understanding your TAM (Total …
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The AI Education Paradox: Why “Helpful” Tools Are Making Parenting Harder If you’re a parent using AI to help with your children’s education, you’ve probably noticed something strange. Despite having access to tools that can generate lesson plans in seconds, create personalized worksheets, and answer any question imaginable, you’re not working less. In fact, you …
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Identify Learning “Constraints” to Maximize Educational Progress The Overwhelm Trap Most Homeschooling Parents Fall Into You’ve probably been there: your child is struggling with reading, their handwriting is messy, math facts aren’t sticking, and they can’t sit still for more than five minutes. Your instinct? Try to fix everything at once. Get a new reading …
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Use the “Evaporating Cloud” for Family Conflict Resolution The Hidden Truth About Family Conflicts When your kids fight over who gets the last cookie, it seems obvious what the conflict is about: one cookie, two kids. When siblings argue over screen time, it appears to be a simple scheduling problem. But here’s what most parents …
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Teaching Kids That Logic and Emotions Work Together (Not Against Each Other) The Big Mistake Most Parents Make We’ve been taught that good thinking means controlling our emotions – that logic and feelings are opposites. But here’s what the research actually shows: our most effective thinking happens when emotions and logic work together, not when …
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The Teen Guide to Cognitive Biases: Your Brain’s Secret Shortcuts Why Should You Care About This? Your brain is constantly playing tricks on you. Not in a mean way, but in a “trying to help but sometimes messing up” way. These tricks are called cognitive biases, and they affect literally everything: Why you think everyone …
