Personal
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Let’s Skip the Coffin—and Let the Family Keep the Ashes
Why must we buy an expensive coffin that will soon be burned? And why may relatives not keep the ashes? It is time for…
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When Rules Become More Important Than People
Rules are necessary—but what happens when following the rule itself becomes more important than its purpose and common sense?
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What Gets Measured Gets Done—at Home Too
A small whiteboard on the fridge got the children to help out more at home. We attached no rewards to it—the mark itself became…
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How I Use AI—as Help, Not a Replacement
How I use AI as a sounding board, writing aid, analyst and everyday assistant—without handing over the thinking.
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Too Wide Awake to Sleep? Then We Count to 50
When my children were too wide awake to sleep, I gave them a challenge: stay awake until I had counted to 50. I just…
