The school system in North America is based on constructs from 100 year ago, with emphasis on a factory-based goal for the majority. Given Moore’s Law, the current environment is clearly indistinguishable from that now ancient past. Yet, for the most part, the school system would, unfortunately, be familiar to my Great Grand Father.

There are exceptions, such as Alt School (https://www.altschool.com/) that attempts to teach application of knowledge, rather than knowledge by rote. Yet, the government sponsored school system, which most rely upon, continues with backward approaches.

Think about it for a moment – do you, and the vast majority, daily rely upon arcane knowledge such as the Least Squares Line Regression, or the history of Carthage? No doubt these are distant memories…yet, to teach someone HOW to do something, or apply themselves, what a wonderful gift!

The core of this training, illumination should be on decision making. Decisions occur every moment of our life, yet what training do we undergo in this most important educational element? None. We initially rely upon our parents for moral guidance, yet intertwined with their historical biases – what a cost indeed.

What to do? Our lives, unfortunately (for most), are finite…thus, each moment is so precious. We declare “Carpe Diem”, yet don’t live it, why? We are victims of the vagaries of our social networks, media, and fears. The vast majority, and perhaps all, don’t achieve anywhere near what they fantasize about because they are hindered by themselves. We become fixated, frozen, from our past mistakes, the thirst for acknowledgement, something that allows us to justify our lives….Wrong! That is the problem. To achieve your goals, objectives, live authentically…this requires a self reflection of the most visceral, honest nature…to discard the ballast one clings to, to embrace what will bring you toward your personal and collective enlightenment.

Though, despite our intellectual approach, we remain emotional beings…sensitive to others, our perceptions, how others perceive us. For some this results in despair and tragedy. For others, freedom. Freedom to pursue our personal ideals – to be who we are (do we really know who we are, or are we simply a tattered collection of other’s perceptions?).

Advice? No, this blog is not knowledge, and refuses to be as all the others you have encountered who wish you to become their perception of you.

PS – find yourself, no one else can.

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