Field Notes

What Left-Handedness Taught Me About Experience

At the 1980 Olympics, all six finalists in the men's foil fencing were left-handed. This is surprising given that left-handers…

6 days ago

What Moneyball Taught Me About Experience

I recently rewatched the movie Moneyball. On the surface, it looks like a story about statistics defeating intuition. But when…

2 weeks ago

What Bruce Lee taught me about Experience

Traditional martial artists spend years perfecting a punch. Bruce Lee became fascinated by something else. He stopped concentrating on the…

3 weeks ago

What a Wheelchair Ramp Taught Me About Experience

Recently, I posted an article on LinkedIn, What an Assassin Taught Me About Experience. In the comments, Nicola added that…

4 weeks ago

What a Glassblower taught me about Experience

It takes years to become a master. But is the amount of time the crucial element? As US artist Rick…

1 month ago

What an Educator Taught Me About Experience

Most people assume education is the transfer of knowledge. But in my On Experience conversation with educator and facilitator Linda…

1 month ago

What AFL Football taught me about Experience

When I was studying in the US, after my friends went to bed on Friday nights, I would head to…

2 months ago

What Alone Australia taught me about Experience

Ten people arrive in Arctic Finland. Before the first episode even begins, I started trying to predict who will win. I…

2 months ago

What Travel Taught Me About Experience

Several decades ago I was on a bus trip winding through the Black Hills of South Dakota on the way…

2 months ago

What Mick Jagger Taught Me About Experience

I was listening to David Marchese interview Mick Jagger for The New York Times Interview when one word stopped me:…

2 months ago