The following poem was written by an unknown monk living in the 11th century. It's relevance to today is, however, undiminished. When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn't change [...]
Chief Unlearning Officer Jack Uldrich explains how to unlearn--and change your life--without any words.
Chief Unlearning Officer Jack Uldrich explains uses the stock market explain why all of us might want to say "I don't know" more often than we do.
I recently was returning from Colorado on a long car trip with my family and as we were headed east toward Minnesota (our home) I was passed by a van with a large "Team Jesus" sign painted on its side. As it pulled in front of me, it kept its right turn signal on. After [...]
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“How can we remember our ignorance, which our growth requires when we are using our knowledge all the time.” Henry David Thoreau The author and poet Henry David Thoreau identified the crux of unlearning in the above quotation. Our growth requires we acknowledge our ignorance but this is difficult to do when we are using [...]
One day a child came upon the traveler sitting in a field. He was studying a weed. "Why are you staring at that ugly weed when so many other beautiful flowers are nearby?" Without looking up, the traveler replied, "Everything has virtue. The real challenge is to find it where it isn't immediately obvious." Other [...]
I'm a huge fan of asking new questions. I also happen to believe unlearning can lead to happiness. I'd now like to combine the two and encourage you to stop asking the question: "How much money can I make" and instead turn the question on its head and ask: What's the minimum amount of money [...]
I travel frequently and it is not uncommon that I must use public restrooms. On occasion, I encounter a disgusting and unsanitary toilet (such as the picture to the right). My initial reaction -- pardon the pun -- is to get pissed off at the person who did it. This is only natural. What isn't [...]
Let me begin by admitting that it is not easy to smile after losing $25,000. At 3p.m. today, I should be addressing a senior group of utility executives who are part of IBM’s Global Intelligent “Smart Grid” Network in Campinas, Brazil. Unfortunately, because I failed to secure the necessary visa application I was not allowed [...]
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