Journal

Notes from the house.

On learning, ambition, and building a good mind.

Why a quiet room changes how you think.

We spend a great deal of energy trying to concentrate. Often the room is doing the opposite of helping.

How a live online teacher and a mentor in the room change what a lesson can do.

The part of a person that lasts is the one no exam will ever measure.

Ambition is quietly contagious. It helps to sit near it.

Not a full one. A clear one.

Talent is common. Turning up, less so.

On slow reading in a fast world.