Author Archives: Bruce Keener

Preparing for the Worst

It doesn’t take a psychologist to see that there is a lot of anxiety in today’s world. There are millions who worry about losing their jobs, many millions who have lost their jobs, and millions with underwater mortgages. And there … Continue reading

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Take Security Seriously

John Gruber quotes the following from Nicole Perloth’s recent article in the New York Times: When Kenneth G. Lieberthal, a China expert at the Brookings Institution, travels to that country, he follows a routine that seems straight from a spy … Continue reading

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Having Trouble Starting Your Startup?

David Heinemeier Hansson, co-author of Rework, writes: One of the most pervasive myths of startup life is that it has to be all consuming. That unless you can give your business all your thoughts and hours, you don’t deserve success. … Continue reading

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On Being Open-Minded

In the biography of Steve Jobs, Isaacson writes Reflecting years later on his spiritual feelings, he said that religion was at its best when it emphasized spiritual experiences rather than received dogma. “The juice goes out of Christianity when it … Continue reading

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The Difference You Make

Each year, Edge asks the question “What is your favorite Deep, Elegant, or Beautiful Explanation?” This year, the response of Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner, includes the following statement: In a planet occupied now by seven billion inhabitants, I am amazed … Continue reading

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Are Your GTD Lists Masking a Problem?

I came across an interesting article yesterday, which starts off with the following: Diagnosis: Generalized anxiety disorder, mild to medium major depression (you read that right—it’s not an oxymoron), and a pinch of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. I received this summary … Continue reading

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Nobel Laureate’s Views on Managing Time and Money

A recent NYT article quotes Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman, author of Thinking, Fast and SLow on several of his insightful and well-researched views on how our minds work, particularly in regard to financial matters. One of those quotes also deals … Continue reading

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Insights from JC Penney’s new CEO and Former Apple Executive

A recent Wall Street Journal article summarizes an interesting interview with Ron Johnson, the new JC Penney CEO and a former executive of Apple. It’s worth a read in its entirety, as Mr. Johnson has a number of interesting insights. I … Continue reading

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Do We Finally Have an Explanation for Life?

The following paragraph in a recent NewsWise article grabbed my attention in a significant way: The basic idea of Dr. Andrulis’ framework is that all physical reality can be modeled by a single geometric entity with life-like characteristics: the gyre. … Continue reading

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Run Windows on Your iPad

With Apples Pages and Numbers and Keynote supporting iCloud, iPad users could feel that there is no longer any need to use any Microsoft Office products. But, you may occasionally wonder “wouldn’t it be nice if I could open this … Continue reading

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