We are a culture obsessed with numbers. My favorite clip on Sports Center is the top-ten reel. Teenagers measure popularity by their friend count on Facebook. We choose our restaurants by their Zagat ratings. We book our vacations according to…
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Numbers Can’t Measure Everything
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Got Skills?
When I was a kid, my mom always used to tell me, “Don’t wish your life away,” whenever my “I can’t wait until…” complex hit. I couldn’t wait until I got my ears pierced, I couldn’t wait until I got…