No Solutions?
In a YouTube video (opens in a new link), noted economist Thomas Sowell stated that there are no solutions …only tradeoffs. Is that a defeatist attitude? Or is it a more realistic view of the challenges we face? In some … Continued
Confident = Adaptable
Isn’t it interesting that the most confident among us are also the most readily adaptable? Background You’ve had this experience. You’re involved in a group activity in which several approaches have been suggested. Recall who was most insistent that their … Continued
Facts: How reliable are they?
Facts are what we know today says David Deutsch in his book, The Beginning of Infinity (opens in a new link). Background David Deutsch is a British Physicist who states that science, or any endeavor at understanding, is a search … Continued
What Does It Mean To Care?
We often hear people described as caring, but what does it mean to care? Like virtually everything in life, caring is spectral. The spectrum runs from “not at all” to “too much.” Let’s refresh our memories about these two “ends … Continued
Confident and Aware
Are all confident people aware of their confidence? Are all self-aware people confident? The short answer to both is no. Let’s explore both questions in greater detail to discover why being confident and aware is a rarer combination than we … Continued
Rights: Individual vs Societal
In the past few years, we’ve seen the conflict between individual and societal rights become more contentious, divisive and violent than any time in recent history. That’s, in part, because it’s become more important to be right than to find … Continued
Useful Memory
On a recent trip to an artist community, my wife commented that my memory of the location of various shops was better than hers. I said “That just means that they hold greater interest for me.” This short dialogue got … Continued
Timeless Truths
In Robert Galbraith’s (J.K. Rowling’s) book, Troubled Blood (opens in a new link), another timeless truth presented itself in the form a quote from Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene (opens in a new link). Here’s the quote: It is the … Continued
Benefits of a Common Enemy
Nothing spawns collaboration like a common enemy. Until Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, a nationalist mentality was taking hold around the world. Countries were isolating themselves from the rest of the world by placing their interests ahead those of the global … Continued
Fallacy of Judgment
Judgment is both a natural tendency and a scourge in that initial judgment is often false and misleading. Natural tendency Our judgments are typically the result of an emotional reaction to something that’s happened or what someone has done. Because … Continued