The teacher who stayed until 4:30 to explain fractions a third time wasn’t getting paid for that part.
GRATITUDE
WHAT THIS MEANS
Some of the work that changed your life was unpaid and undocumented. Staying late to explain the same thing a third time is in nobody’s job description, it shows up in no record, and it happens because one adult decided you were worth the extra forty minutes. Nobody checks whether that happened. It changes what you can do for the rest of your life.
Try to name the person who did it for you. Then, if you ever end up being the one with the knowledge, stay the extra forty minutes when it is your turn.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
Who gave you unpaid time when you were struggling?
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- A library card is a free key to more knowledge than any billionaire had a hundred years ago.
- A crowded calendar is a problem that comes from having choices. Somewhere, someone would trade for your stress.
- Somebody sat next to you sounding out “c-a-t” a hundred times so you could read this sentence in one second.
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.