I once had a conversation with a friend in which I told her I wished we had “real” resumes. A place where we could talk about our interests, our most important takeaways, our values. She laughed and suggested, “Oh, you mean like a res-YOU-me?” Yes, yes. That’s exactly what I mean: And what if thereContinue reading “Chapter 18 – A res-YOU-me”
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Chapter 17 – Your story matters
There is this concept – I mentioned it earlier – called self-authorship. It was coined by Robert Kegan back in the 1990s1 and later expanded upon by Baxter Magolda.2 Essentially, both talk about the development of one’s inner voice. This can also be thought of as the voice of internal reason you develop as aContinue reading “Chapter 17 – Your story matters”
Chapter 13 – Why I absolutely believe in critical reflection
The summer I wrote On Happiness, I also wrote a research article about the development of self-authorship among college-aged students enrolled in a service-learning course at a four-year university (I wonder which one that could be?). I actually talk about self-authorship in a future chapter, so I’ll spare you the details for now and insteadContinue reading “Chapter 13 – Why I absolutely believe in critical reflection”
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