“we need transcendent voices” addressing this, voices that rise above the fray, above petty bickering, voices that refuse partisan mantras that are simple and appealing but wrong and unhelpful,


“we think of our children as amazingly fragile and entirely moldable. Both assumptions are mistaken. It’s harder to ruin our kids than we think and harder to stamp them for success than we’d like.”
― Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem
― Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem

“And suddenly, I realized the system that I was in did not know what intelligence was, didn’t know how to identify smart and not smart.”
― Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
― Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

“The biggest deception of our digital age may be the lie that says we can be omni-competent, omni-informed, and omni-present.”
― Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem
― Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem

“When we are young, parents and teachers tell us we can do anything and become whatever we want. But as we grow older, these same people tell us we must be more realistic.”
― Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World
― Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World

“We live in a permissive society that won’t count any sin against you as an adult, but will count the calories in your kids’ hot lunches.”
― Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem
― Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem
David’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at David’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by David
Lists liked by David