Schooling Struggle

27: The Hardest Thing We Face Everyday

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An AMA session (Ask Me Anything) where students of Peter's ask him at the conclusion of the school year.  We ported this into a five-by-five, again, then a speed round, then created two of our own.  Each question (of 5) we each try our best to stick to 2:30 for each response.  The questions come from a grab bag, so we answer and discuss in real time for flair.

Mailbag Questions:

  1. What is your single best childhood memory or moment of specific amazement?
  2. What is something that you once steadfastly believed, and now you have changed your tune?
  3. At age 18, did you see yourself being what you are today, if not, what did you see yourself being at your current age when you were eighteen?
  4. What is one thing that you would change about yourself?
  5. What is the hardest thing you must wake up and do every day?

    6. Lightning Round Questions:

    1. First car?
    2. If you could make any food in the world healthy, what would it be?
    3. Do you love yourself?
    4. If you could meet anyone, alive or dead, and spend 24 hours with them, who would it be?
    5. If you could be any age for the rest of your life, what age?
    6. At what age were you at your lowest?
    7. What is a set of words that you'd like to model your life by/after?

      8. Totally off the cuff Questions:

      1. What's the first toy you remember as a child?
      2. Tell me in succession the jobs you've had in your life?


        3. Related Points:

        • Sometimes sleep is illusive.
        • Fat free foods are not a proper nutritional balance for longevity.
        • Would you rather have a loose cannon, or no cannon at all?
        • It can be difficult to see, but teachers (by and large) are typically not the enemy.
        • Enduring cumbersome events, although a challenge, can be acceptable if doing so allows work on things which are meaningful.
        • In Vermont educational systems, teachers don't make sense, but they do make dollars.

          • Mental habit / action / tool examples:

          • Try to have gratitude in the moment.  Being grateful for the/a thing as its occurring.
          • Beware of the sources of news you consume.  The media is a machine solely based upon profiteering.
          • Try to sharpen your awareness of addictive mechanisms in your day, news, tech, social media, eating.  These things steal our time in tricky ways.

            • Quotes / quips:

            • "Win the morning, win the day."
            • "The youth is wasted on the young."
            • "When you get older, you lose hair in places where you want it, and get it in places you don't."
            • "You can't change the world, but you can change your neighborhood."
            • "When times are sweet, say thank you and enjoy.  When times are challenging, say thank you and grow."

              • Rando Mentions:

              • Jury Duty
              • Typhoon Lagoon
              • Westport, Washington (USA)
              • Razor Clams
              • Jack In the Box - Loaded Breakfast Sandwich
              • See 'n Say
                • ...more
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