Scott Meunier's Page

I chose to shadow the "Do Something" organization for a couple of reasons. First and foremost, I am a DOer, so I like an organization focused on doing rather than talking. Second, and possibly more importantly, it is an American organization and I may be able to bring the organization into Canada (There is a bit of an American focus on the website...and also a focus on people under 25...I hope they don't mind my old activist bones among them.)

The most important lesson in the 33 shown is thinking like a child. Increasingly I find myself choosing to see things like a child would see them and I am finding life much simpler. Children are great with the "Why" and the "Why Not" parts of life and we forget this simplicity somehow as we grow. The fact that a child's mind is unfettered by the restrictions of rationality allow not only for remarkable innovation but, more importantly, for the infectious wonder necessary to poke around in… Continue