by Sean | Apr 15, 2016 | Business, Work
The surest way to get a job or promotion is to provide value. It sounds simple, but I see people going about it in the wrong ways. Just this week a friend told me he was going to email a hedge fund he respected and offer to work for free. He wanted to work for free to...
by Sean | Apr 14, 2016 | ARt, Learning, Teaching
We learn to write by copying down the alphabet. You ingrained those shapes into your mind by copying them down thousands of times — now you can write them out effortlessly. Musicians learn to play by copying songs. Artists learn to draw by reproducing the greats....
by Sean | Apr 13, 2016 | Tech
In the early 19th century the industrial revolution began to take hold. The world was on the cusp of a rapid transformation, and society shifted from a focus on agriculture to industry. Mechanization came about, and factory jobs became the norm. People traded their...
by Sean | Apr 12, 2016 | Fulbright, Learning, Pschyology, Teaching English
Do you ever notice that when you’re with your friends or family that you change the way you speak? You might have a shared language or gestures that you only break out around them. You end up matching the patterns of the people you’re around, and it puts...
by Sean | Apr 9, 2016 | EdTech, Education, NYC, Teaching
New York is an amazing city. It is one of the largest drivers of commerce in our country. And I’ve been privellaged enough to live and work in its economic bubble for my entire life. Most people don’t know that NYC has the poorest congressional district in...