A few years ago, I read this book — The Talent Code — about how our brains work and what it takes for us to get really-eally good at certain things.
One of the chapters talked about a charter school that based almost everything they taught around the words “Work hard. Be nice.” For some reason that really stuck in my head. I think it’s pretty much the best advice ever. Last night I painted a little cardboard sign with those words to keep by my desk.
