“When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful.” That’s great if it’s your only option, but there are other ways.
Psychology
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Physics used to justify wishful thinking
The Copenhagen interpretation of physics is used to justify wish-and-it’s-yours principles of some new age thinking. In this article, I suggest that other unexplored physics phenomena can be equally useful.
Is The Marketplace of Ideas Turning Into a Swamp?
We take it for granted that making things easier is always a good thing. I disagree. Sometimes it is, while sometimes it isn't. Today, I've been contemplating the case where maybe it's good to make things harder. Technology has made it so that anyone can produce music...
The Power of Science to Solve Today’s Complex Problems
They're narrowing the streets in my neighborhood, and everyone is up in arms. People are freaked out, saying that narrowing from sort-of-1.5-lanes to 1 lane+bike lane is going to cause huge traffic snarls. On the face of it, this sounds reasonable. After all, won't...
Why I’m skeptical of social media
I finally figured out why I don't like social media. I can't believe me it's taken me this long. But you see, it involves feelings. And being a totally in-my-head geek, I don't normally pay much attention to my feelings, though, of course, my feelings affect me...
Your stereotypes may blind you to opportunity
Stereotypes can blind us to the people in our everyday lives who can become great business partners, associates, customers, and maybe even family members.
An NLP hint on writing and emotion
Using emotion in writing depends on your words and the emotions those words bring up. Choose your words to create the emotion you want.
There’s such a thing as too much convenience.
Leaving your cell phone at home for the day might be the most liberating thing you’ve done in a long time.
Attitude isn’t everything!
I recently read an article in which the writer asserted that "attitude is everything." He was quoting none other than the famous sales guru, Zig Ziglar. I respectfully disagree. I believe attitude is simply part of the equation. You can succeed with a bad attitude and...
What’s the most surprising thing you’ve learned?
People from other cultures can teach us a lot, especially about how many of our beliefs are cultural, not innate. What have you learned?