How it can be done and why it must be done — Student debt cancellation is talked about as both a moral and economic issue. The moral argument is based on the belief that education is a net positive for society, and thus making it accessible to everyone would benefit everyone. …

It’s my new favorite analogy — The headline-grabbing topic of “brain poop” is probably why you clicked. But this week I also share about the “Servant Leadership Model,” and how coffee helped create Brazil’s infrastructure. Servant Leadership Model I was searching through job postings and saw an organization say: “we truly value the ‘servant leadership model’ at our organization.”…

And putting a number to the years added to life due to a healthier diet — I love email for so many reasons. One is because it brings learning opportunities directly to my phone and I can share them here, like the first item below. While I don’t necessarily love work meetings, it’s the source for item two about the origins of Black History Month. …

Plus, are we close to finding a way to store intermittent green energy? — If you clicked on this I’m betting you value the art of learning, so the first item below is a special treat on how to learn for the long term. We’ll then get into storing renewable energy, a common problem according to its advocates and detractors, before finishing up with…

Plus, stop saying your workplace culture is like that of a “family” — Nutrition and wellness have long been an interest and passion of mine. Which is why the first item listed, about nutrition labels on foods, bothers me more than the second item, about workplace culture. But as a lover of language and specifically writing, and an aspiring bike mechanic, the final…

And why it might be easier to simply avoid making dumb ones — The final item on this week’s learning list isn’t what it seems. But first, a brief introduction of how to think about making better decisions and looking into the future of food production and farming. Making Smarter Decisions How to make smarter decisions distilled into two short paragraphs? Not happening. This article is…

Plus a warning from 1994 about mass data collection by internet companies — This week I focus on artificial intelligence as it seems to keep finding its way into my favorite podcasts. Not that I have any expertise in the technical aspects, but instead hope we recognize the need for ethics to be part of the conversation. AI Conversations with the Dead Although I remain highly skeptical of…

Plus, our brain processes short and long-term fatigue differently — I stray slightly from my goal of trying to keep this series as a strictly factual information share simply because the last item led me to a deep conversation with a friend. First, however, an actionable item on short vs. …

Plus, what I needed to hear about amateurism — After hitting on a heavy, yet important, topic first, we then shift to some more lighthearted items. One includes a message I needed to hear, and am sure others do as well, and then close with multiple notes from the Chicago World’s Fair that was over a century ago. Overworked to Death A…