CBS This Morning has a programming feature called “Note to Self” in which a famous person is asked to write a note to his or her younger self. They vary in quality but all are revealing. The Story Corps Project, which you can hear on NPR’s Morning Edition on Friday, does something similar for ordinary people. They interview, record, and archive conversations with people about their lives. Some are inspiring. Some are heart-breaking. 50,000 Story Corps interviews are archived in the Library of Congress. read more