Wisdom isn’t a body of information. It’s the moral quality of knowing what you don’t know and figuring out a way to handle your ignorance, uncertainty, and limitation.
David Brooks, NY Times Columnist & Author
Originally posted on comartsci.msu.edu When a dream becomes reality, it’s a really cool thing. Especially when your dream is to build a grad program that is transformative for people. Four years ago, Dr. Prabu David, Dean of the College of Communication Arts & Sciences, brought together both faculty and industry leaders to ask the question, “If Michigan State University could be the...
Last year, Apple did something out of character: it introduced the usual update to the iPhone, the iPhone 8, while simultaneously introducing the iPhone X with a flurry of hype. The iPhone X was a total rethinking of the iPhone, with a new gesture system, Face ID unlocking, and an edge-to-edge screen that prompted a wave of app redesigns. The iPhone X was meant to usher in the future of phones...
Remember that surprise twist at the end of “The Usual Suspects” or “The Sixth Sense”? How about that spicy meatball at the end of the Harry Potter series? Great reveals turn whatever lens we had on its head. It changes our perspective. What if we had a guide into some famous parables from the Bible to give us a new perspective? Author and speaker Doug Newton releasesd his...
In this post-truth era of a latest study finds X and you should be afraid or shocked, many pieces of news and social posts are angled at fear, destruction and division. It’s up to us to find perspective. I’m not saying ignore or put our heads in the sand. I’m just wondering if every day or moment being some sort of crisis may not necessarily be true. There’s a bigger picture. A larger context...
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