[August 17, 2022] As regular readers of my leadership know, a recently retired FBI senior agent has taken it upon himself to expose the corruption within this once great organization. With the recent raid on former-President Trump’s home in Florida, Agent Delf A. “Jelly” Bryce has been working diligently to provide an update to us. We should all… Read More »
[August 16, 2022] Last week, the Centers for Disease Control issued new guidance that has finally met the reality many of us discussed more than two years ago (see my articles here, here, and here). There is a lot of ground covered in this new guidance. The point is that they were wrong, terribly so. Whoops. People were… Read More »
[August 15, 2022] The year before the Boy Scouts of America began accepting girls into the organization, I wrote the following article.1 It still applies, perhaps more than ever. The decision by senior Boy Scout leaders to include girls was not without controversy, and the full impact of that decision is yet to be played out. Here is… Read More »
[August 14, 2022] The reason we think is so that the world does not crush us. According to those who study animals, it is believed that animals think by moving. The problem with thinking by moving is that when you make the wrong move, you’re dead. Human beings can generate fictional images of themselves in a fictional world… Read More »
[August 13, 2022] Frans de Waal is a Dutch primatologist. His findings on chimp behavior are remarkable and deserve some exposure here. And, not just because he is probably the world’s greatest living primatologist but because his work is unbelievably important. His study1 of dominant male chimps has a lesson for us humans. Popular thinking about the dominant… Read More »
[August 12, 2022] An article by Deanna Falchook takes us on her journey into what she learned about pro-life women after she had an abortion.1 Deanna comments that she was purposefully misled by pro-choice women about abortion and its effect on women. “Before my abortion, I had a warped preconception about the character of pro-life women. Convinced they… Read More »
[August 11, 2022] People work so they can at least have basic shelter from the elements so that they don’t starve, and to protect their family from privations. That is a negative way of viewing work. But work is routine, commitment, and meaning. There is, indeed, value in work for many. A psychologist (who I cannot remember his… Read More »
[August 10, 2022] Set up some aims for yourself, aims that you actually value. Plan a life you would like to have. You will have to put some effort into your life, and you need to be motivated to do that. And, you need to consider your life across several dimensions if you are taking care of yourself… Read More »
[August 9, 2022] Tell the truth. At least do not lie. If you can tell the truth, that is a tall order. Stop saying things you know are lies, and that will change your life if you do that. Here is some Jordan Peterson advice.1 How can you survive in the real world if you falsify it? You… Read More »
[August 8, 2022] You have to be tough to be good. You have to stand your ground when needed and be willing to say ‘no’ when it’s time to say no. It takes character to do that, and character is something that has to be cultivated, in part, by telling the truth and willingly adopting responsibility. This is… Read More »