Hidden Potential

If personality is how you respond on a typical day, character is how you show up on a hard day.

Writing exposes gaps in your knowledge and logic. It pushes you to articulate assumptions and consider counterarguments. Unclear writing is a sign of unclear thinking.

Although it might sound similar to gamification, deliberate play is fundamentally different.

you’re shooting for better. The only way to win is to grow.

Gamification is often a gimmick—an attempt to add bells and whistles to a tedious task. The aim is to offer a dopamine rush that distracts from boredom or staves off exhaustion.

Somehow, the act of rotating, moving, and dropping geometric blocks shields us from intrusive thoughts and aversive emotions.

The U.S. education system is built around a culture of winner take all. We assume that potential is rooted primarily in innate ability that shines through early.

feeling of obligation sucked the playful rhythm out of percussion, and she saw her creativity and progress evaporate with it.

Character doesn’t set like plaster—it retains its plasticity.

People judge your potential from your best moments, not your worst. What if you gave yourself the same grace?