Finding out “why” you do something isn’t always the answer. Sometimes the issue is more one of making a commitment — to live your life in a better way. I have talked for years about the need for all of … Continue reading
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Category: Daily Dose of Reason
Born With It
People are not “born with” superior abilities. At most, people are born with superior predispositions to abilities. These predispositions consist of whatever makes one brain, or one set of limbs, superior to another. But “ability” refers to more than the … Continue reading
Other People’s Money
“When people are pulling down hundred million dollar bonuses on Wall Street, and taking enormous risks with other people’s money, that indicates a sense that you don’t have any perspective on what’s happening to ordinary Americans.” — President-elect Obama, referring … Continue reading
Note to Self
Nobody gets in our way; we get in our own way. Even when there are external obstacles, the challenge becomes getting around those obstacles. We do that through thinking. Thinking is something that nobody can stop us from doing. Nobody, … Continue reading
Some Things are Worth the Wait
It’s Thanksgiving. What am I thankful for? I’d like to say that I’m thankful for freedom of speech — perhaps the last real freedom we have left, in America (and a few other spots on earth). Freedom of speech makes … Continue reading
United We Falter
Now that Obama has been elected President, we’re told that the country is unified. Yet, when Bush was President, we were repeatedly told that the country had become dark, evil and divided. I talk to people every day who are … Continue reading
First
If you don’t put yourself first, others in your life will put themselves first … and you will then be last on your own list. Putting yourself first is not “childish” or “selfish.” It’s actually the mature, responsible and reality-oriented … Continue reading
Worse Than Single?
Healthy individuals need each other but not in the same respect as unhealthy ones. Healthy individuals experience need in the sense that they would rather have a healthy relationship than have none at all. But they do not fall into … Continue reading
Do It, Then Forget It
Problems with procrastination? Stop thinking and talking about it. Start the day with ONE thing you have been putting off. Get that one thing done. Then forget about what you have been putting off. Dwelling on what you put off … Continue reading
Small Town Business
After living in a city for most of my life, I recently moved to a small town. One of the most common complaints you hear in a small town is: “Everybody knows your business.” It’s a widespread feeling, but it’s … Continue reading
Socialism: Polite Word for Shakedown
Socialism evades the creation of wealth. It takes the creation of wealth for granted, as political and social planners decide how “best” to redistribute or “spread the wealth” around. Socialism ignores the immorality of legalized theft — stealing from those … Continue reading
Emotional Interpretation
Usually the term “interpretation” is thought of as a conscious, somewhat intellectual process. However, we all “auto-interpret.” Automatic interpretations refer to the reasoning that takes place in our minds on the split-second, often very emotional level. This is the level … Continue reading