We are at the time of year when our little place on the planet tilts away from the sun. Professionals increasingly report that they are impacted by the blues at the very thought of winter. Fatigue and reduced motivation, hallmarks of seasonal affective disorder (SAD), are already beginning to surface. We can dread it or deal with it.

I've spent a considerable chunk of my life getting educated, trying to learn about how things (and minds) work, figuring out what's what and generally just...knowing stuff.But I find that I'm my very best self when I come into the conversation not knowing a damn thing.

I learned about being wrong from the Hardy Boys, those famed teen-aged sleuths who starred in a series of sixty-eight books I started reading when I was in third grade. Actually, it was the Hardy boys' girlfriends who were central to the experience. These characters — burned into my third grade brain indelibly — became as alive for me as my own family