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Useful Memory
5 Apr 2022

Useful Memory

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence, counterintuitive thinking | 2

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

confidence, learning, memories, memory
Timeless Truths
29 Mar 2022

Timeless Truths

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence, counterintuitive thinking | 2

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

choices, confidence, timeless truths
Benefits of a Common Enemy
22 Mar 2022

Benefits of a Common Enemy

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence, counterintuitive thinking | 2

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

collaboration, common enemy, conficence, cooperation
Fallacy of Judgment
15 Mar 2022

Fallacy of Judgment

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence, counterintuitive thinking | 2

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

confidence, emotional reaction, judgment
Misunderstanding Patience?
8 Mar 2022

Misunderstanding Patience?

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence, counterintuitive thinking | 2

Do we misunderstand what patience is? The late Archbishop Fulton Sheen says “Patience is not an absence of action, rather it is ‘timing;’ it waits on the right time to act, for the right principles and in the right way.” … Continued

confidence, patience, timing
Challenges: Essential For Joyful Living
1 Mar 2022

Challenges: Essential For Joyful Living

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence, counterintuitive thinking | 2

Do challenges and joyful living seem incongruous to you?  That may be your initial reaction, but upon further consideration we realize that overcoming challenges is what makes life worth living. Fulton Sheen, theologian, said “They [people] seem to forget that … Continued

challenges, confidence, overcoming challenges
Personal Dispositions: Windowpanes to the World?
22 Feb 2022

Personal Dispositions: Windowpanes to the World?

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence, counterintuitive thinking | 2

Fulton Sheen, theologian, said “Our personal dispositions are as windowpanes through which we see the world as either rosy or dull. The way we color the glasses we wear is the way the world seems to us.” Personal dispositions To … Continued

choice, confidence, natural style, personal dispositions
Results: Selfless vs Selfish
15 Feb 2022

Results: Selfless vs Selfish

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence, counterintuitive thinking | 2

Which produces better results, selfless or selfish behaviors? Background This blog post was triggered by a comment after last Sunday’s Super Bowl game. Rams’ wide receiver, Cooper Kupp, upon being named most valuable player, said “I don’t feel like I … Continued

confidence, selfish, selfish behavior, selfless, selfless behavior
Remembering Stephen Hager
8 Feb 2022

Remembering Stephen Hager

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence, counterintuitive thinking | 4

I recently lost a dear friend, Stephen Hager (opens in a new link) whom I remember as much for his kind, generous, encouraging nature as his neuroscience work. Stephen, along with his wife, Deanna Phelps, made neuroscience understandable, practical and … Continued

confidence, encouragement, generosity, neuroscience, Stephen Hager
Influence: The Art Of Counterintuitive Thinking
1 Feb 2022

Influence: The Art Of Counterintuitive Thinking

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence, counterintuitive thinking | 2

If you’d like to enjoy greater influence, train your mind to think counterintuitively…to see things that others don’t see. We enjoy the company of those who are likeminded. Why wouldn’t we? They affirm our beliefs. But what if they’re as … Continued

confidence, counterintuitive thinking, influence, oppotunity

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