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Questions Not Answers
I am starting this blog after reading _Tiny Experiments_ by _Anne-Laure Le Cunff_. The book proposed some interesting ideas about how to switch from a…
Pay For Your Games
Lately, the one recommendation I have been giving to parents the most is \"pay for your games.\" Why? Because you want to be the developers customer, not the fuel for their revenue model.
More Effective Than Controlling Screen Time
Controlling screen time may not get you the outcome you want for your kids. What coaching youth baseball — and showing up ninety minutes early — taught me about something more effective.
To Outrage, or Not to Outrage?
When I read something outrageous, my first instinct is to fire back. A friend's advice — and a few scathing diatribes I regret from my days as a young manager — taught me when not to.
Simple Rules for Video Games
I learned from baseball that simple rules can produce complex behaviors that are pretty smart under pressure. Here are my three simple rules for managing video game time.
Finding Fun in Your Own Backyard - The Mud Pit
Bringing back fun and playing together does not always require video games or much money. Sometimes a hose and a patch of dirt can create an unforgettable childhood experience.
The Forbidden Experiment
It's obvious kids are more vulnerable than adults — but online it's hard to grasp just how much. Why our instinct to keep them physically safe misses the real risk.
One Lesson Coaching Baseball Taught Me
When I coached my son and his friends on a neighborhood little league baseball team, I learned an important lesson about helping kids succeed.
How Does a Video Game End?
If you are a parent trying to end game time, one question you need to answer is, how does your child's game actually END?
Discoverers and Defenders
Coaches taught kids Growth Mindset over Fixed, and Duckworth showed effort counts twice where talent counts once. But that framing misses something — the difference between discoverers and defenders.
Daily Note Resources
Here is an example of how I use my daily note with real world examples. This is for the most party my absolute go to tool for trying to manage the Chaos of being an entrepreneur.
Where Did the Fun Go?
When did it stop being fun to be a kid? What happened to our families and what can we do about it?