“When it comes to achieving challenging goals, grit is necessary but not sufficient. The situation also matters — and to an astonishing degree.”— Angela Duckworth “What Dilla created was a third path of rhythm… a new, pleasurable, disorienting rhythmic friction.”— Dan Charnas, “Dilla Time” Lately, I keep...
“Don’t believe the hype.”—Public Enemy “Reading the world always precedes reading the word.”—Paulo Freire I remember seeing a painting in social studies class of a woman floating westward across the continent, glowing in white, carrying a book. Behind her were farms, ships, railroads, towns and light. Before...
“Styles upon styles upon styles is what I have.”—Beastie Boys “People believe they have learning styles, and they try to think in their preferred style, but doing so doesn’t help them think.”—Daniel Willingham My music app thinks it knows me. Most days it does. I went on a...
“When it’s real, you’re doing this even without a record contract.”— Nas “Sparks — when illuminated and nurtured — give young people joy, energy and direction.”— Peter Benson When I was in graduate school, I taped to the wall in my office an image of Nas (from a...