What Time Binds

What Time Binds

March 2026

Pinned Terms — Ep. 006: ASSUMPTION?
The word that hides inside every other word.
 • Jerry W Washington, Ed.D.
What Do You Mean, "Success"?
The word everyone uses. The definition nobody pins. And the cognitive bias that makes it feel like a competition when it doesn't have to be.
 • Jerry W Washington, Ed.D.
When "Award" Stops Meaning Award
The meaning of recognition is drifting — and no one in the room is asking the question that matters.
 • Jerry W Washington, Ed.D.
The Demo Is Not the Definition
Why we keep confusing what something can do with what something is — and why it matters
 • Jerry W Washington, Ed.D.
"Democracy" Just Got Pinned
The data caught up to the pattern. The question is whether the word catches up to the data.
 • Jerry W Washington, Ed.D.
Pinned Terms — Ep. 005: BIAS
Move-of-the-Week: Definition Split. When a word carries multiple valid meanings, write them as separate columns and ask each person to point to the one…
 • Jerry W Washington, Ed.D.
The Definition Gap (Interactive Explainer)
When a Word Becomes a Weapon Nobody Can Explain
 • Jerry W Washington, Ed.D.
What the Delete Protected
On defriending, magnet words, and protecting the space where meaning can still be repaired.
 • Jerry W Washington, Ed.D.
The Ten-Week Build
Module 1, Post 3 — Repair Rep + Discussion
 • Jerry W Washington, Ed.D.
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