by Jesse Masinter | Mar 18, 2026 | Educational Writing, Thoughts on Learning
The Myth of Multitasking Your phone is destroying your most precious resource: attention Your phone is stealing from you. It’s stealing from me, too. A digital void competes for our attention, stealing our presence from the physical space and people around us....
by Jesse Masinter | Feb 27, 2026 | Educational Writing, Thoughts on Learning
Story-Driven Dialogue: What is it and why does it matter? Recently, the phrase “story-driven dialogue” has been rattling around in my brain. What does it mean? Why is it important? Here is my definition: a conversation in which the subject matter of a...
by Jesse Masinter | Oct 30, 2025 | Educational Writing, Thoughts on Learning
Death by Doomscroll “They’re coming for every second of your life. That’s what these companies are coming for…It’s not because anyone is bad, it’s not because anyone in this company has evil plans or is trying to do this. They’re...
by Jesse Masinter | Oct 8, 2025 | Thoughts on Learning
5 Reasons to Discuss What You Read 1) Human thought is inherently dialogic. What does that mean? Well, “dialogic” refers to the use of conversation to explore meaning. We can’t make sense of the world entirely by ourselves. When we listen, we hear new ideas that...
by Jesse Masinter | Aug 7, 2025 | Educational Writing, Thoughts on Learning
Nobody Wants to be F***ing Educated Anymore The rat race is exhausting, and with endless subscription streaming services available to us, it’s easy to tune out the part of your spirit that’s screaming at you to WAKE UP AND DO SOMETHING. There are two possibilities:...
