The Paradox of Slowing Down

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For young kids, like kids that are three or four or five, one example of a post is just straightforward physical injury. An example for something more like social or adult life would be accidentally saying the wrong thing in front of your boss and coworker. And then you only find out later that you've been written up formally. Like you didn't know it wasn't okay to make that joke. Right? So in both of those cases, it sounds like we're ties in with the metaphor is that not only is there danger, but you don't necessarily trust your own judgment of assessing that danger. Those are two big categories that I've been able to tease out so far.

Why do "antagonistic" teachers exist in popular culture but not in the classroom? What happens to student outcomes when "antagonistic" learning is implemented in real classrooms? What is the Field Theory of Parenting? What are things that we can do for others but can't do for ourselves? How can we notice and utilize costly and unfakeable signals? What is the core definition of civilization? How can we influence others ethically? Is explicit communication always better than implicit?

Duncan wants to leave the universe noticeably different than it was before he arrived, and he's currently trying to do this through making things and teaching people. He has a background in LEGO, parkour, and middle grades education, and is easily manipulated by people quoting Ender's Game. You can find out more about him at thirdfoundation.github.io.

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