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Category Archives: Perspective
Scarcity of Time and/or Dollars Negatively Impact Our Thinking
The study of behavioral economics is unveiling some very interesting characteristics about human behavior, such as those described in the popular books Predictably Irrational and Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness. It seems like we are learning something new in … Continue reading
Insights from My 60th and Other Major Birthdays
My 60th birthday occurred the day after the deaths of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett, so naturally those tragic events had an impact on my birthday thinking. I will share the insights I had from that thinking below. But, first … Continue reading
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Controlling Our Evolution Through Technology: What You Can Do
Our evolution has taken such a long time that it boggles the mind: Almost 3,500,000,000 years have passed between the first known (microbial) life and our present-day form. The transitional form from the lemur line to the primate line, the … Continue reading
My 700th Post: A Prayer
When I realized this would be my 700th post, I knew I wanted it to be a strong statement about how we should live. I also wanted it to be uplifting. On reflection, I realized that exactly such a statement … Continue reading
What Character Trait Do You Most Admire?
This is an opportunity for you to discuss the character trait you most admire in people. For me, it is humility. And, by that, I mean true humility, such that people retain it even when they become very successful. I’ve … Continue reading
Doing What You Want
Most people think it would be wonderful to be at a point in life where you can just do what you want to do. I suppose it’s better than being in a position where you cannot do anything you want. … Continue reading
What If You Were Born into Different Circumstances?
Last night I watched part of the Dawkins-Lennox Debate on atheism versus Christianity. (Note that the video begins playing when the link is launched, so ensure your volume is set to tolerable.) I didn’t watch all of the video, because … Continue reading
Watching a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Come True
We have almost talked ourselves into an economic depression. Sure, there are real fiscal problems in some sectors of the economy. But it is fear that has dragged the markets to their lowest level in 11 years, not the value … Continue reading
Two Interesting TED Videos
In the past couple of days, I have come across two TED videos that you might enjoy: Jill Tarter shares her TED Prize wish. Dr. Tarter is director of the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Life (SETI) Institute. Rick Warren discusses a … Continue reading
Our Perspective Can Sure Change With Time
I was just going back through some old posts trying to get some ideas for topics, and noticed an article entitled Markets Headed for the Toilet Again. Here is the picture from that post, showing the market values then (July … Continue reading