Malcolm Gladwell is a great storyteller.
One of his great stories is about Harlan, Kentucky, featured in his book Outliers.
I don’t understand why people who often complain of others being physically lazy, choose to be so morally and…
I’ve noticed something about people who complain about people on welfare.
They also often complain about people on drugs, and people on welfare on drugs. They complain about immigrants. They complain about Muslims praying five times a day.
Timing is everything.
It’s a common enough saying. You shrug, give a gentle nod of agreement, and move on to the next thought.
But, wait. Not so fast. Come back to this for a moment.
I always believed it was the things you don’t choose that makes you who you are. Your city. Your neighborhood. Your family.
People here take pride in these things. Like it was something they’d accomplished.
I remember homework or exam instructions, especially for math and science, always including a requirement to ‘show your work’.
