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No Solutions?
24 May 2022

No Solutions?

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence, counterintuitive thinking | 0

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

choices, confidence, confident, solutions, tradeoffs
Random Thoughts and Readiness
17 May 2022

Random Thoughts and Readiness

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

I’m certain that you’ve had this experience: out of the blue an idea hits you and you wonder “Where did that come from?” It’s the universe, or God, telling you that you are ready for the idea. Random thought Recently, … Continued

confidence, confident, random ideas, random thoughts, readiness
Confident = Adaptable
10 May 2022

Confident = Adaptable

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

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

adaptability, adaptable, confidence, confident
Facts: How reliable are they?
3 May 2022

Facts: How reliable are they?

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

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

confidence, facts, reliability
What Does It Mean To Care?
26 Apr 2022

What Does It Mean To Care?

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

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

care, caring, confidence, confident
Confident and Aware
19 Apr 2022

Confident and Aware

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

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

aware, awareness, confidence, confident
Rights: Individual vs Societal
12 Apr 2022

Rights: Individual vs Societal

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

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

confidence, individual rights, rights, societal rights, society's rights
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
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

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