The Life Savers (a true story by DrHurd.com fan Tim Scharff, reprinted here with permission) In the early 1960s, when I was a little kid about five years old, my mother used to give me a nickel each week as … Continue reading
The Life Savers
Category: Daily Dose of Reason
I’m So Sorry!
When somebody — a celebrity, or someone you know — says, “I’m sorry for what I did. It was totally wrong. But I was emotionally upset at the time,” they’re in essence telling you: “I cannot control my emotions, and … Continue reading
“Hope and Change” Means No Jobs and a Dependent People
“My small business-owning friends aren’t creating one job. Not one. They are shedding jobs. They are learning to do more with fewer employees. They are creating high-tech businesses that don’t need employees. And many business owners are making plans to … Continue reading
Sensitive People Think
Do you want people around you to be motivated by productivity and competence — or primarily by a sense of duty and compassion for you? I definitely vote for the first. I think most people do, at least if the … Continue reading
Under Obama, The Business of America Is … Certainly NOT Business
GE CEO Jeff Immelt on President Obama: “Business did not like the U.S. president, and the president did not like business.” Harvard economic professor Jeffrey Miron on the policies of the Obama Administration: “I don’t think [President Obama] has indicated … Continue reading
On the Changing of Spots
Can a leopard change its spots? The question is often asked as a metaphor as to whether people can change. My observations tell me that leopards tend not to change their spots. It’s not because they can’t; it’s because they … Continue reading
Bullies are Reality-Challenged
A bully (verbal or physical) by definition has low or no self-esteem. This is because any individual at war with reality, as a bully is, cannot have self-esteem. Self-esteem comes from having a rational relationship with reality. Reason as the … Continue reading
New Ideas for Immigration Reform
Immigration reform? Here’s a thought: How about no freebies — not for immigrants, not for anybody. Government will protect citizens from foreign enemies and domestic crooks and killers. That’s it. No transfers of wealth. No “free” benefits or services — … Continue reading
Psychological Climate
We create the psychological climate around us. This is not to suggest that we are responsible for anyone else’s actions, thoughts or emotions. However, our own actions, thoughts and emotions tend to bring into our lives certain kinds of people … Continue reading
Interpersonal Empathy
Q: What communication skills can help avoid misunderstandings with others? A: Always keep in mind: What is in the other person’s interest? Appeal to that when you talk. This will help in communicating effectively. In short, people listen when they perceive you … Continue reading
The # 1 Cause of Depression
Chronic hope for the impossible inevitably leads to hopelessness about the possible.
They Hate It–But They Sure Spend It
Politicians who advocate Big Government hate private profit and capitalism — yet they love money. They must love money, because they dearly love spending it. Either they cannot or will not create it in the sums that they spend it. … Continue reading