Category Archives: Insights

Is Amazon Losing Track of the Basics?

I love Amazon. Over the years, I’ve bought thousands of dollars of books from them, and no telling how much on other goodies. Their book prices have been always been fantastic, and shipping has been fast and reliable. I also … Continue reading

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The Importance of Mentoring and Counseling

I suspect most of us would agree that only an idiot would say they see no value in receiving mentoring/counseling. So, we would have no qualms in recommending mentoring/counselors to our friends as an avenue for further growth. But, what … Continue reading

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Highly Recommended Inspirational, Motivational Article

Some of you may have wondered if I had croaked, given that it’s been a while since I have posted anything. No, I did have some health issues, along with some existential angst, and am still battling the latter. But … Continue reading

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It Was Too Much for Me, Yet, Not Enough [Information]

Around the first of the year, I woke up to the realization that I was wasting huge chucks of time taking in information of no value. Not only was I wasting time, I even started to feel less in control … Continue reading

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How Much Do You Want To Do?

I attended a retirement reception today for an old friend and former boss. Afterward, I spoke briefly with the CEO of the company, and enjoyed our brief time together because I admire him greatly. He mentioned that his life was … Continue reading

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One Thing I Never Learn

Do you have lessons that you have to learn over and over in life? There are a few I keep relearning, and trying to internalize. One really stands out, though: that we really are mortal. I recently lost a friend … Continue reading

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An Exercise in Anticipation

I occasionally like to take some time to anticipate what is likely to occur in the next 10 years. It’s an activity that is helpful for planning purposes, and can also be quite sobering. For example, if you look ahead … Continue reading

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Regarding the Healing Power of Time

My dad passed away 7 years ago today, and tomorrow is the 9th anniversary of the passing of my wife. I was chatting with some folks on Facebook about this last week, and a few seemed overly consoling, given the … Continue reading

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Office Politics and Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

In reading an interesting article on office politics today, I was reminded of the power of self-fulfilling prophecy. In particular, Ben Horowitz noted the following in discussing how to handle complaints from one executive about the competence of another: On … Continue reading

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Why Twitter, Facebook, etc Seem So Addictive

Many theories have been offered for why Twitter and Facebook and [fill in the blank] seem so addictive. One of the theories that makes a lot of sense to me was recently offered by Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational. … Continue reading

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