Monthly Archives: May 2014

113,792 points in 2048 with the 8192 tile!

on May 24, 2014 in Creativity, Humor

After the game in the picture below I couldn’t help myself emailing a friend about it the following. I don’t know if I’m more proud or ashamed and if it’s from the high score or the poem. Look on my high score, ye mighty, and despair! You met a geek from an antique land Who emailed: “Sixteen small and colored numbered tiles Stand on my screen. Near them, on my[…] Keep reading →

“Why we store fat” doesn’t make sense

on May 23, 2014 in Fitness, Nature

You’ve heard the reason why we store fat. You probably never questioned it. Have you noticed it doesn’t make sense? You’ve heard the following from any number of sources. Have you ever questioned it? The reason our bodies store fat goes back to the earliest of times. Fat storage was a tool of survival for humans. When food was plentiful people ate as much as they could. The extra food[…] Keep reading →

What to say when an organization is considering hiring you

on May 22, 2014 in Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Tips

The context: an organization is considering hiring you, maybe as an employee, maybe as a consultant or freelancer, maybe just to collaborate. The challenge: if you read my blog, you don’t just want a job where you punch a clock. You want to contribute meaningfully, meaning your vision extends beyond the immediate task they’re thinking about. The conflict: if you don’t talk about your vision, you don’t know how well[…] Keep reading →

See my Ivy Exec talk

on May 21, 2014 in Education, Leadership

Last week I led a webinar for Ivy Exec. They posted the video on their blog, “Great Leaders Inspire from Within“. Check it out!

What a pound of juicy, ripe cherries teaches you about life

on May 20, 2014 in Awareness, Fitness, Nature

You can learn a lot from a cherry. Enjoying my first half-pound of these sweet, tangy, juicy wonders of nature of the season reminded me how much nature teaches us about life. Sorry to my southern hemisphere readers. “Multitasking” makes you do multiple things poorly. Focusing on one thing gives you quality. I was about to start reading while eating. But wait! Why would I allow something to divert my[…] Keep reading →

Judging is inevitable. You choose if you communicate it.

on May 19, 2014 in Evolutionary Psychology, Tips

Nobody likes feeling judged when they didn’t ask for it. We like people to support us. We know others don’t like feeling judged either. Yet we all feel like we judge others. When someone walks into a room we judge what they wear, whom they’re with, how they act, and so on. When we walk into a room we decide who we consider worth talking to and who doesn’t. When[…] Keep reading →

Why I avoid lecturing when I lead and teach

on May 18, 2014 in Education, Leadership

Science Magazine’s daily web page, reported research that “Lectures Aren’t Just Boring, They’re Ineffective, Too, Study Finds.” I agree, especially after decades of learning from teachers lecturing on me compared with inquiry-driven project-based learning, which I wrote about recently, “Inquiry-driven project-based learning rocks!,” and have been learning about for years. I shared the following on an online discussion about that article. I used inquiry-driven project-based learning — https://joshuaspodek.com/inquiry-driven-project-based-learnin… — to[…] Keep reading →

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