Apparently, I've been training for optimal soldier performance my whole life! "the Army released new guidelines for optimal soldier performance — and they include strategic and aggressive napping." nytimes.com/2020/10/01/us/…

NBA trade/signing action of the last week has been much needed bread and circus for me.

Huh. While doomscrolling, I learned about doomscrolling.

Moving back to the U.S. and needing to walk on a narrow shoulder or the ditch next to fast moving traffic was such a rude awakening to American life. I want more bike/pedestrian friendly roadways!

Contact tracing told me to go home and isolate today. I messaged one of my in person student appointments saying we should go virtual. They responded "Great, I was about to message you too. I'm also under quarantine now". My second shot and immunity can't come fast enough.

I still consider reading through the entire Wheel of Time series as a real accomplishment.

My experience teaching middle school informs so much of how I think now in higher ed.

For the vast majority of students, the college campus will be the most diverse, most heterogeneous environment they’ll ever experience – because it is probably the most diverse, heterogeneous sphere in all of American life. Where are the op-eds on that? 11/

I work with undergrads and selecting majors. So many of them say "I don't know what I want to do, but I want business because it gives me options". The logic seems to be, the world has lots of businesses therefore a business degree is the most useful. It's frustrating logic!

Critics of students not knowing history and civics seem to have missed one of the most important things you pick up by reading history: perspective.

Glad somebody's using ivy as a ladder, because it ain't that many humans.

A Brief History of America is in Decline Like The Roman Empire 🧵

Accurate but interesting comment. Chinese students have been depoliticized for decades and actively demobilized by the party. The white paper movement was student driven but it was quickly nipped in the bud. How is it possible for Chinese students to engage in politics without

Hong Kong style: “be water.” Globalization of protest culture is fascinating.

If you listen to the far right or the far left, they’ll tell you that everything is awful and getting worse. That’s not true. Today is better than yesterday and tomorrow is going to be even better! Here are 50 cool ways the world is improving. 1/