Drawing lines.
In times of cosmic distress, solutions evade us while vision escapes us. When in pursuit of solutions and dreams, forcing quick answers without asking questions does not make them answers, and it won't make solutions appear, dreams return, or nightmares disappear. In companies and communities, the confident, rational leader stays grounded in the purpose of the organization. To get to answers, the leader ignores the temptation to veer into subjects and endeavors that blur lines or take the organization far afield. The leader knows the difference between legitimate vision and the vanity play, largely because purpose outweighs every shiny object. In leading our own lives, always examining options in the bright light of purpose illuminates the path to stability.
View on the Quirinal Hill, Rome. Simon Denis. 1800. Oil on paper, laid down on canvas. The Whitney Collection, Gift of Wheelock Whitney III, and Purchase, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. McVeigh, by exchange, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Protest in the 1960s
Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C. February 17 1969: The university cannot cure all our ills today, but it can make a valiant beginning by bringing all its intellectual and moral powers to bear upon them: all the idealism and generosity of its own people, all the wisdom and intelligence of its oldsters, all the expertise and competence of those who are in their middle years. But it must do all this as a university does, within its proper style and capability, no longer an ivory tower, but not the Red Cross, either. ...The university could not continue to exist as an open society dedicated to the discussion of all issues of importance if protests were of such a nature that the normal operations of the university were in any way impeded, or if the rights of any member of this community were abrogated, peacefully or nonpeacefully.
Virginia Tech study offers hope for breaking the recurrent nightmares of PTSD
Randy Walker: researcher Sujith Vijayan believes brain rhythms can be manipulated with auditory stimulation during sleep to restore the healing quality of sleep for PTSD patients. He’s also probing the connection between sleep and learning.
CodeVA and Capital One teamed up for a free data science course for high schoolers
Michaela Althouse: McLean fintech giant Capital One provided $100,000 for CodeVA, a Richmond-based computer science resource organization, to develop a data science curriculum for Virginia high schoolers. Developed with the help of Capital One technologists, the program’s creators hope it will help students pursue several careers.
Old age needn't be the pits
Fran Moreland Johns: At least my wrinkly brain still functions, as do my wrinkly feet. One can hardly ask for more. My advice to the under-90 set is that if you keep using your brains and your feet you’ll probably be fine. It is wise to appreciate them anew every day.
Ten steps to a healthy self-determined morning routine
Lyle Opolentisima: A good wakeup starts already in the evening.