Feedback Literacy for All
Welcome to the 3MR archive. Every Thursday, I share a lens that has helped me live with more clarity and courage. Each post can be read or listened to in 3 minutes or less.
The Core Reframe “Hate-Mapping is a non-judgmental investigation into how hate arises within you.” ⊕ Copy Quote & Link Episode Transcript Hi, my name is Cameron Conaway. Welcome to 3-Minute Reframe. Today we’re talking about the question: “Why is there so much hate in the world?” We often look at the fractures and the carnage … Read more
The Core Reframe “Remember the order: Impact is the emergency; intent is the debrief. Lead with the bandage, not the shield.” ⊕ Copy Quote & Link Episode Transcript Hi there, my name is Cameron Conaway. Welcome to 3-Minute Reframe. Today we’re talking about Intent and Impact. Recently, I shared a concept with my students that … Read more
The Core Reframe “The goal of Zen and meditation isn’t necessarily to feel good; it’s to see clearly.” ⊕ Copy Quote & Link Episode Transcript Hi there, my name is Cameron Conaway. Welcome to 3-Minute Reframe. Today we’re talking about Facing the Wall. In many Zen lineages, the primary practice is to sit in silence, … Read more
The Core Reframe “To be fluent in the first arrow is to recognize the raw language of your nervous system.” ⊕ Copy Quote & Link Episode Transcript Hi there, my name is Cameron Conaway. Welcome to 3-Minute Reframe. Today we’re talking about The Second Arrow. The Buddha told a story of two arrows. The first … Read more
The Core Reframe “Choosing joy is actually harder than choosing grit because it requires us to dismantle the complex responsibilities we’ve built around our egos.” ⊕ Copy Quote & Link Episode Transcript Hi there, my name is Cameron Conaway. Welcome to 3-Minute Reframe. Today we’re talking about choosing joy. On October 19, 2025, I sat … Read more
Content Warning: This episode and transcript mention child sexual abuse and the Jeffrey Epstein case. Please listen with care. The Core Reframe “Pause to see if the seed—or some small part of what you are pointing at—also lives in you. If you find that it doesn’t, might that be an opportunity to face something new?” … Read more
The Core Reframe “We are here to awaken from the illusion of separateness.” ⊕ Copy Quote & Link Episode Transcript Hi, my name is Cameron Conaway. Welcome to 3-Minute Reframe. Today we’re talking about The Illusion of Separateness. In my office at Penn State University, I keep a Ram Dass quote posted by my computer. … Read more
The Core Reframe “The Observational On-Ramp is the intentional framework of inhabiting an expert’s performance to build a mental map before your own physical execution.” ⊕ Copy Quote & Link Episode Transcript Hi, my name is Cameron Conaway. Welcome to 3-Minute Reframe. We usually think of feedback as a conversation—a verbal exchange between a mentor … Read more
The Core Reframe “If you are a leader, are you imposing calendar conformity on your team? What impact is this having? Start a conversation about it.” ⊕ Copy Quote & Link Episode Transcript Hi there, my name is Cameron Conaway, this is 3-Minute Reframe, and today we’re talking about Calendar Conformity. On April 3, 1855, … Read more
The Core Reframe “Where are you suppressing your ‘weird’ to fit into a box? What is one part of your unique experience that you haven’t let shine?” ⊕ Copy Quote & Link Episode Transcript Hi there, my name is Cameron Conaway, this is 3-Minute Reframe, and we’re talking about purple cows today. So this week, … Read more
The Core Reframe “I want you to imagine your rug. What color is it? What is the texture? What is the shape of the things you may have intentionally or unintentionally swept under it?” ⊕ Copy Quote & Link Episode Transcript Hi there, my name is Cameron Conaway. Welcome to 3-Minute Reframe. We all know … Read more
The Core Reframe “If you have been avoiding an opportunity to step into your own arena, what’s holding you back? What would your life look like if you did?” ⊕ Copy Quote & Link Episode Transcript Hi there, my name is Cameron Conaway. Welcome to 3-Minute Reframe. Twenty years ago, I was a professional mixed … Read more
The Core Reframe “Slow excellence is about doing the same thing every day but finding a new nuance in it. It is about loving something so much you want to teach it.” ⊕ Copy Quote & Link Episode Transcript Hi there, my name is Cameron Conaway. Welcome to 3-Minute Reframe. So for decades, Jiro Ono … Read more
The Core Reframe “Like the lotus, we don’t always need to enter back into our difficult experiences with ‘open petals.’ We need to be in a psychologically safe environment—internally and externally—to process them.” ⊕ Copy Quote & Link Episode Transcript Hi there, my name is Cameron Conaway. Welcome to 3-Minute Reframe. In my office at … Read more
The Core Reframe “Where do you want to improve so much that you are willing to get temporarily worse to get there?” ⊕ Copy Quote & Link Episode Transcript Hi there, my name is Cameron Conaway. Welcome to 3-Minute Reframe. So in physics, there is a fascinating problem called the Brachistochrone curve. It asks for … Read more
The Core Reframe “By unfreezing these specific blocks little by little, the ‘Change’ happened naturally. I didn’t have to force confidence; I just had to melt the specific insecurities that were freezing me in place.” ⊕ Copy Quote & Link Episode Transcript Hi, I’m Cameron Conaway. Welcome to 3-Minute Reframe. Perhaps nothing brings more joy … Read more
A Quote From This Episode “Each day, especially in the quiet mornings, your light radiates through me. I cherish this light and vow to care for it as I would have cared for your physical being here.” ⊕ Copy Quote & Link Episode Transcript On October 19, 2025, at about 8 months pregnant, my wife … Read more
The Core Reframe “Darkness need not be a cage that traps you; it can be a bell tower where you learn to ring your own strength.” ⊕ Copy Quote & Link Episode Transcript Hi there, dear listeners. My name is Cameron Conaway and this is 3-Minute Reframe. Today we’re diving into darkness as bell tower. … Read more
The Core Reframe “Nothing hurts a healthy feedback culture quite like the phrase ‘don’t bring me problems, bring me solutions.’” ⊕ Copy Quote & Link Episode Transcript Hi there, dear listeners. Welcome to 3 Minute Reframe, or 3MR as the cool kids say. The goal here is to share an idea that has reframed my … Read more
The Core Reframe “The wisdom is to recognize when a partial feeling is a useful signal to pause and gather more information, and when it’s an inhibitor to fully showing up.” ⊕ Copy Quote & Link Episode Transcript Hi again, dear listeners. Welcome to 3-Minute Reframe. Today we’re diving into the value of partial feelings. … Read more
The Core Reframe “What is your true relationship with your primary comfort zones right now? Are they serving as pockets of necessary recovery or are you feeding them to the point where they are inhibiting your growth?” ⊕ Copy Quote & Link Episode Transcript Hi there, dear listeners, Cameron Conaway here. Welcome to Three Minute … Read more