A reader asks: Why are some people achievers while others are not? It all depends on what you value, and how well you internalize what you value. At root of it all is a value of your life. If you … Continue reading
Why Some Achieve and Some Don’t
Category: Daily Dose of Reason
Aristotle: A Beautiful Mind
Aristotle: ‘Those who assert that the mathematical sciences say nothing of the beautiful or the good are in error. For these sciences say and prove a great deal about them; if they do not expressly mention them, but prove attributes … Continue reading
College … It’s the New High School
White House Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest said at a White House briefing on Tuesday that President Barack Obama believes America needs ‘to fundamentally rethink and reshape’ its higher education system and the he will be going on a bus … Continue reading
Obama-logic and the “Right” to Health Insurance
CNSNews.com reports: President Barack Obama said in his weekly address on Saturday that in the United States of America health insurance is now ‘your right.’ ‘So I’m going to keep doing everything in my power to make sure this law … Continue reading
The Librarian’s Ugly Hat Trick
The Hudson Falls NY Post-Star reports the following on 8/15/13: Tyler Weaver calls himself ‘the king of the reading club’ at Hudson Falls [NY] Public Library. But now it seems Hudson Falls Public Library Director Marie Gandron wants to end … Continue reading
Obama Puts America on Disability
In an economy with little or no job creation, federal disability insurance is fast becoming the new normal. Newsmax.com reports: The cost of Social Security Disability Insurance has risen so sharply in recent years that its trust fund is now … Continue reading
Got Emotional “Baggage”?
Many people worry they have psychological ‘baggage.’ For example, they go through a bad marriage or other prolonged, emotionally traumatic experience. They fear this baggage will harm them in future relationships. Or they think it might otherwise impair their future … Continue reading
The Right to Life, Liberty … and a Wedding Cake?!
First, the facts as reported in the media: Headline: Christian bakery under investigation [by the state of Oregon] after owners refused to sell wedding cake to lesbian couple Christian bakery Sweet Cakes by Melissa refused to make a wedding cake … Continue reading
Never Do Business With Friends: True or False?
Dear Dr. Hurd, They say you should never do business with friends, and I guess it’s true. We (my wife and I) did business with a friend in our hometown, and now there are problems with the items we purchased. … Continue reading
Obama Loves Islam–And Social Liberals Don’t Care
If Congress passed a law pouring billions of tax dollars into the Catholic Church, or fundamentalist Baptist churches, the outrage across the land would be widespread—and entirely justified. Yet Barack Obama, who never seems to be held accountable for anything, … Continue reading
Bad Things Happen to Good People Because…
A reader asks: ‘How do you approach religious issues with depressed or troubled people, since you’re not religious yourself, and since therapists don’t usually address religion anyway?’ I find a lot of people non-committal about religion. ‘I believe in God, … Continue reading
Who Says AA Helps Everyone?
“Since the inception of Alcoholics Anonymous — the progenitor of 12-step programs — science has sometimes been at odds with the notion that laypeople can cure themselves because the numerous spiritual references that go with the 12-step program puts AA … Continue reading