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For parents, students, and anyone else who believes that music can and should be a meaningful part of our lives.

How to Give a Compliment

Trust and Consequences

Rules and Reality

All Aspects of the Game

You Are Your Actions

Every Child is a MacGyver

Thinking Through Scary Things

The Antidote to Fear

Time in the Car

Authentically Out of Tune

Time and Money

Every Other Week

Alternative Explanations

Music Teacher Hypocrisy

S/he Who Hesitates is Lost

The Carrot-and-Stick Model

Confronting Reality

How to Win the Claw Machine

Stay on the Roller Coaster

Where Are They Looking?

The Courage to Create

Going Overboard

Short TV Shows

What Would You Say to Someone Else?

The “Re:” Phenomenon

How to Organize Life Into Projects

The Magic of Detachment

The Art of Relaxation

Consuming and Creating

What Can You Do With a Scale?

The Attention Economy

Minecraft and Patience

The Power of Choice

Negativity Bias

Finding a Flow State

The Curse of Industry Standard

Modern Note Taking

Emoji Punctuation

Boss Battle Patterns

Coke and Pepsi

I Don’t Know How to Fly This Thing!

What’s Most Genuine?

Waiting for Everyone Else

Focus Under Stress

The Pac-Man Strategy

The Courage to Offend

Complaining vs. Problem Solving

Heading in the Wrong Direction

Stupid Videos

What Would Your Teacher Say?