We may not be as afraid of what people think about our ideas as much as we are concerned that they see us in a certain way.
Category: communication
all the news unfit to print
If we are going to sustain a democracy, we need accurate information to make thoughtful decision of our own. It's more complex than "just the facts," perhaps, but it is also more important than it's true because I think it's true.
five tips for texting
Many young people consider phone calls “rude and invasive.” These same people routinely text their friends while you are trying to talk to them.
shadows of substance
Photography can also be redemptive, revealing light by understanding the shadows. Photography’s virtues and vices are both very human ones.
on the (in)significance of swearing
There is nothing more pathetic than someone trying to borrow the shock value of coarse language, or borrow the authority of holy language, simply because they lack the vocabulary to explain what they actually mean or feel.