I think Lucy grew up and went to work for Millsaps College in the Admissions and Financial Aid departments—and I feel like Charlie Brown. Part of the reason I asked Devin to apply to so many colleges (31: apparently a Fairview High School record) was so that he’d have lots of options. After visiting a [...]

Jim Hancock shared an interesting article from Wired magazine called “Cognitive Surplus: The Great Spare-Time Revolution.” First, I like the description of intrinsic motivation: We have a biological drive. We eat when we’re hungry, drink when we’re thirsty, have sex to satisfy our carnal urges. We also have a second drive—we respond to rewards and [...]