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Until we get the job done at night, we have no hope of winning the day
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How to Use Tech Without Being Used By It
A simple schema for healthier tech use: avoid the "magic" of tech devices but seek the self-expansion of tech instruments.
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Shane Trotter
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3 Questions to Help Your Kids Build a Growth-Mindset
Why goals can backfire—and what great coaches and parents focus on instead.
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Shane Trotter
Bring Back Adult Authority
Why gentle parenting harms kids and what kids actually need.
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Shane Trotter
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Tell Kids No, For Their Sake
A battlecry against entitlement.
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Shane Trotter
Cognitive Fitness: How and Why to Train It
Is human intelligence in decline? Here is how and why you may want to create more cognitive fitness habits.
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Shane Trotter
Social Fitness: How & Why to Train It
Just as sedentary lifestyles necessitated physical fitness regiments, we must begin to intentionally improve our social fitness. Here is how to start.
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Setting the Bar
Setting the Bar
A Newsletter About Preparing Kids and Families to Thrive and Self-Actualize in a World of Temptation, Distraction, and Confusion.
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