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  • Our Tools Shape Us

    Think about the tools that you use in everyday life.  It doesn’t matter what they are.  It can be hand tools.  It can be a computer.  It can be a… Read more

  • Putting Your Stuff Out There

    ….can be so scary. At one point, blogging was scary, but this will be my 993rd post.  You get used to it.  I got used to it. I recorded a… Read more

  • See Yourself in the Eyes of the Other

    This is a great identity formation skill – not so much to help someone else form their identity but mainly to learn to see yourself.  I don’t think we teach… Read more

  • What Does Your Starbucks Drink Say About You?

    I didn’t realize how much I write about Starbucks until I did a search for Starbucks posts on my blog.  As much as I rip on Starbucks for continually serving… Read more

  • Identity Anchor

    It is exactly what you picture.  Each one needs to anchor our identity in something – an idea, an ideal, a person, a place, a position. A person that doesn’t… Read more

  • Need Drama 3

    I’ve written about how much we Need Drama.  (Check out Need Drama and Need Drama 2).  The main idea is that it is much easier to deal with other people’s… Read more

  • Facebook as the Identity Structure of the Internet

    About 6 years ago, everyone was talking about Identity 2.0.  You had an identity at all of the websites that you visited.  You had your eBay reputation, and your AIM… Read more

  • Why is it so Hard to Say “NO” to the Girl Scouts?

    I heard people talk about this on the radio this am.  I also realize that yesterday was the last day that the cute little Girl Scouts can camp out at… Read more

  • A Generation Has to Die

    I don’t even remember what I was listening to, but they were talking about progress and the future.  I’m sure it was social media related and how old habits continue… Read more

  • The Truth about Multi-tasking

    …. is that it is not really all that good.  The research says that most tasks need a singular focus in order to complete the task.  We are living in… Read more

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I’m Lem Usita, Ed.D.

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