Love is at the heart of genius. When I was studying adult learning in the PhD program at the University of Chicago, I was fascinated—and disheartened—by the lack of heart and soul in the research literature. It was as if love had been systematically divorced from learning, leaving behind only cold, detached analysis. Perhaps love…
Transformation doesn’t happen in crowded, cluttered environments—whether in our minds, our lives, or the world around us. Space is what allows new ideas, perspectives, and actions to emerge. During my graduate studies, I discovered just how critical space is for learning and growth. One striking example is the role black churches played during the civil…
I recently met someone who has spent years studying social change movements around the world. He shared a powerful insight: successful social protests open up space in places where we thought there wasn’t any. For example, before the Occupy movement began in 2011, economic inequality was often accepted as “just the way it is.” But…
The purpose of a tree is to be fruitful, not to grow straight like a telephone pole. So too, the purpose of a human is not to be perfect. The purpose of human life is to be fruitful—to bring forth ideas, creations, and actions that contribute to the world in unique and meaningful ways. Try…
Dostoevsky said, “Beauty will save the world.” But he wasn’t talking about surface beauty—the kind that’s fleeting, decorative, or superficial. He was pointing to something much deeper: poetic beauty. This is the beauty that moves us, awakens us, and connects us to something greater than ourselves. It’s the kind of beauty that stirs the soul…
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