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Aaron Miller

@aaronmiller.info
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Professor in BYU's George Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics, teaching public service/social impact students. Multipassionate and easily distracted (currently distracted by AI). aaronmiller.info how-to-help.com

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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 03/07/2026
There’s a fascinating story in my family history where two lines crossed once, then not again for a hundred years. It begins on a ship called the John M. Wood in Liverpool, set out for New Orleans. But really it's the story about how I became an American. www.aaronmiller.info/birthright/
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 07/06/2026
We sang the perfect hymn in my Latter-day Saint congregation today. Bravo to our music director.
A photo of a hymn book turned to the hymn “Onward Christian Soldiers”
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 25/12/2025
Christmas Eve sunrise over Utah Lake. (iPhone 17 Pro) #landscape #landscapephotography
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 07/11/2025
Evening light over an old dairy barn. Orick, CA #landscapephotography #fujufilm
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 04/11/2025
The boss of Gold Bluffs #fujifilm #naturephotography
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 03/11/2025
The end of the day. Trinidad harbor, CA #landscapephotography #fujifilm
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 06/10/2025
Autumn mountain, blue sky (looking north from Mt Timpanogos, UT) #fujifilm #landscapephotography
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 04/10/2025
Autumn layers (Mt. Timpanogos, UT) #fujifilm #landscapephotography
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 30/09/2025
Two shots from Saturday night. #iPhone17Pro #iPhonePhotography
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 26/09/2025
A common misunderstanding people have about finding a calling in life is that a calling means being free from any frustration, mundanity, or discomfort. The things worth doing *all* involve work that is, at times, unpleasant. Better advice is to follow your blisters, not your bliss. #fromclasstoday
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 26/09/2025
You might have heard this before: “Choose a job you love, and you will never work a day in your life.” I think that's wrong, and misleading. #fromclasstoday
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 22/09/2025
#fromclasstoday In a dilemma, it feels like you're choosing from a list of premade options. But that's not how decisions really work. The given options can almost certainly be improved. Making decisions means *making* them, like crafting an outcome that upholds what you value most.
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 22/09/2025
The 8x on the iPhone 17 Pro is pretty great
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 21/09/2025
Sea cave near Proposal Rock, Oregon. #landscape #fujifilm
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 18/09/2025
During this period on the Fortune 500, Polaroid went from 480 to 205. Polaroid was an incredible company in its prime. And that's because Edwin Land, its CEO, knew where the real bottom line was.
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 18/09/2025
- Elimination of time-clocks for determining pay - A vocational exploration program for all employees - Women hired into leadership roles since 1930’s - First major affirmative action program following assassination of Dr. King - Pioneering corporate philanthropy and community engagement
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 18/09/2025
How much do you know about the original Polaroid? (More from my Helping class today.) What most people don't know is that Polaroid was a pioneer in creating a workplace where people could flourish. These slides show the Two Aims of the company, and here's what these aims led to:
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 17/09/2025
And so we discuss human flourishing from the perspective of philosophers, psychologists, economists, and governments. But we land on the excellent Harvard Flourishing Measure, which you can take for yourself here. hfh.fas.harvard.edu/measuring-flour…
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 17/09/2025
Are you flourishing? Are the people in your life flourishing? This week in my Helping Behavior class we're talking about how the only help we give that really matters is what helps someone flourish. So thinking about how people flourish makes us better helpers.
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 12/09/2025
Thinking today about this description of healing from trauma that Rabbi Myers shared on an episode earlier this year. His synagogue, Tree of Life, suffered from a mass murder in their spiritual home almost 7 years ago.
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 11/09/2025
Some of the best advice you'll ever get is to keep a list (in Notes on your phone) of people you go to for advice. I've taught business ethics for 18 years now, and I still turn to the people I trust to help me figure out hard decisions. We call it a CAM list: Counselors, Allies, and Mentors.
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 11/09/2025
I'd planned to share something else from my classes today, but because of the murder of Charlie Kirk that happened at UVU (not far from BYU and where my son is a student), I thought I should skip ahead. Here's what I tell my students at the end of the semester.
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 10/09/2025
The biggest mistake made by generous people? It's not being too generous. It's caring too much about giving, and not enough about the impact of your gift. Only 3% of donors actually research their giving. We make this mistake because giving feels good, so we focus on that instead of actual impact.
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 10/09/2025
How do you find your own path to impact? I had the chance to talk about this question with my close friend and mentor Todd Manwaring on the Impact Innovations podcast. Having done three seasons of my own show, How to Help, I've learned that each of us will do it in our own, unique way.
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 09/09/2025
More from class today (my Improving Helping Behaviors class): There's a name for the good feeling we get from seeing someone act kindly or with courage. The feeling is called Elevation, and it's in response to a thing called Moral Beauty. (It's so handy when something has a good name for it.)
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 08/09/2025
I've been teaching for almost 20 years now, but I've never really shared what class is like. I had the thought this morning to share an idea or two from class. Follow along and I'll keep it going. Today in business ethics: ethical dilemmas and how they happen when good values come in conflict.
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 28/08/2025
So this happened yesterday. 😄 Even with very little marketing, the show has been downloaded 20,002 times. I started How to Help as a passion project (which it still very much is!) and it's been one of my favorite things I've ever done. Each episode is timeless, so find the one that speaks to you!
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 17/08/2025
The book title *Dangerous Love* ≠ tolerate abuse. It’s seeing humanity (Agape) while enforcing safety — leaving, calling police, or requiring treatment. Compassion can mean firm boundaries, not passivity. #Compassion #Boundaries
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 11/08/2025
More Oregon coast pics, these ones from Proposal Rock. That first shot is with my son and his fiancé. Rainy day, but a gorgeous place. #landscapephotography #fujifilm
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 11/08/2025
Oregon Coast trip to Lincoln City. I'd never been before and really loved it. Here are some of my favorite shots from the trip. #landscapephotography #fujifilm
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 11/07/2025
Four more favorites from this trip to Flaming Gorge #landscape #landscapephotography #fujifilm
A vista of flaming gorge reservoir and blue fluffy cloudsA view of dark blue water and layered mountains at sunriseOverlooking flaming gorge at sunsetRocky, red shoreline and green juniper trees below an orange and blue sunset
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 11/07/2025
Flaming Gorge, Utah. #landscapephotography #landscape #fujifilm
Looking through juniper trees to the morning sun on Flaming Gorge reservoir with mountains in the background.
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 22/06/2025
Paradise Cove pictures from today. #landscape #landscapephotography #fujifilm
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 10/06/2025
Canyon Road. Capitol Reef. #landscape #landscapephotography #fujifilm
Black and white photo looking down on a dirt road in a narrow desert canyonBlack and white photo looking down on a dirt road in a narrow desert canyon
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 09/06/2025
Capitol Reef Sunrise #landscape #landscapephotography #fujifilm
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 04/06/2025
Sunrise this morning over Capitol Reef #landscape #landscapephotography #fujifilm
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 03/06/2025
Road to the Reef (Capitol Reef) #landscape #landscapephotography #fujifilm
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 03/06/2025
Sunrise over Capitol Reef #landscape #landscapephotography #fujifilm
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 03/06/2025
Hazy morning over Capitol Reef #landscape #landscapephotography #photography #fujixt5
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 19/05/2025
Retaliation backfires because the person who started the conflict ends up feeling justified, not sorry. Hear Prof. @chadford.bsky.social explain how this happens, and hear the full podcast interview at how-to-help.com
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 16/05/2025
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 16/05/2025
Justice doesn’t have to mean retribution, especially with how it fuels more conflict. Prof. Chad Ford explains a more expansive version of justice that comes from Hawaiian culture. Hear the full interview in your favorite podcast app or at how-to-help.com #peace #justice
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 14/05/2025
Ending conflict is hard and scary, but everyone can do their part to make peace, including the Israeli and Palestinian youth who play on the same basketball team. Learn more in this week's interview with Prof. Chad Ford (@chadford.bsky.social). Listen to How to Help in your favorite podcast app.
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 09/05/2025
After the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue, those who helped the most were everyday people. Rabbi Myers says that, even today, strangers reach out to offer help. The biggest impact comes from those who don't get any notoriety. Hear the full interview in your podcast app. #impact #kindness
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 07/05/2025
Rabbi Myers of the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh doesn't use the word "hate" in his everyday conversation. Instead, he calls it the "H-word" and encourages all of us to stop using it, too. Listen to the How to Help interview in your favorite podcast player and at how-to-help.com.
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 03/04/2025
More photos from Bryce Canyon. This trip definitely produced some all-time favorites for me. #landscapephotography #landscape #utah #fujifilmxt5
An expansive view of red rocks hoodoos, freshly fallen snow, and a partly cloudy sky.An expansive view of red rocks hoodoos, freshly fallen snow, and a partly cloudy sky.
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 01/04/2025
Bryce Canyon this morning, after a fresh snow from the night before. #landscapephotography #landscape #utah #fujifilmxt5 (Many, many people have taken a photo of this view, but I'm delighted to have one of my own that I love.)
An expansive view of red rocks hoodoos, freshly fallen snow, and a partly cloudy sky.
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 13/03/2025
Just after a snowstorm, backside of Mount Timpanogos, Utah. #landscape #photography
Mountain scape with pine trees and aspen trees, with dusting of snow
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 14/02/2025
I took this near Moab, Utah. It looks like two storms to me, one in the rock and one in the sky. #landscape
A large red rock wall on the left with a stormy sky on the right.
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Aaron Miller @aaronmiller.info · 05/02/2025
Devil’s Garden, Arches National Park. #landscapephotography
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