Barry Schwartz: “And, perhaps most important, as teachers, we should strive to be the ordinary heroes, the moral exemplars, to the people we mentor. And there are a few things that we have to remember as teachers.
One is that we are always teaching. Someone is always watching. The camera is always on.
[...]they have come to [...]
Book-a-minute on steroids, that’s how I think about this study.
In other words, read it and you’ll be more of a connoisseur (ahem :)
Here’s a glimpse:
1. I wanted to give someone else a sexually transmitted
disease (e.g., herpes, AIDS)
2. Someone offered me money to do it
3. I wanted to get a raise
4. It [...]
“This chapter offers a detailed glimpse into the economics of a drug-dealing street gang. The authors follow the research efforts of sociologist Sudhir Venkatesh, whose years conducting field studies in the housing projects of Chicago granted him unprecedented access to the inner workings of the gang. Venkatesh befriended many of his research subjects, one of [...]
Good Will Hunting
written by Matt Damon & Ben Affleck
You can see the text version here.
And if you haven’t seen the whole movie yet, I think you certainly should. Good fun, great quality. Enjoy.
Or 15 ways to have more money, if you will. :) Think it may be useful to be aware of how they try to scope in my (brain’s) pockets.
Fuel fear & war with oil. The electric car worked – 1996. No pollution, cheaper, fiable. So General Motors replaced it with… the Hummer. And put the poor PR guy make his job. Better check out what the guys at the end of the movie did:
