“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” — Stephen King
Talent
Category: Daily Dose of Reason
Finding Your Passion
Q: Sometimes I’m jealous of those who have a steadfast passion for a concrete professional goal or at least a general career, and don’t get too obsessed with all the possibilities their choices have excluded. A: The presence of a … Continue reading
Bailing Out of Capitalism
I don’t understand why the lesson of the recent financial meltdown is that “we must return to regulation.” The regulatory infrastructure we have today has been in place since the 1930s New Deal — and before. This infrastructure was supposed … Continue reading
“Patriotic Duty”–At the Point of a Gun
We’re being told by Joe Biden and Barack Obama that it’s our “patriotic duty” to pay taxes. Evaded in this statement are two things. One, how does an alleged patriotic duty to pay taxes justify a patriotic duty to pay … Continue reading
Unnecessary Anxiety
The key issue with respect to anxiety is: ‘Am I willing to surrender to what I cannot control—while redoubling my efforts to take charge of what I can control?’ People tend to feel severe anxiety as they get more caught … Continue reading
New Knowledge is Always Valuable
If it’s true that errors result in new knowledge, then yesterday’s error is today’s — and tomorrow’s — triumph.
Do Nothing
In the wake of the latest financial disaster, the government plans to “step in” and get things regulated. Hello? The government already did that–way back when the Federal Reserve was created (early 20th Century) and when the New Deal was … Continue reading
The Spoils of Hypocrisy
If capitalism is so evil, then why are some of its strongest opponents so rich? For example: Oprah; Barbara Streisand; George Clooney; Bill Gates; Warren Buffet; Bill and Hillary Clinton; Al and Tipper Gore; and so on? Capitalism clearly refers … Continue reading
Completion Anxiety
Q: I have difficulty turning ideas into action. I find myself rapidly switching directions on what I want to accomplish (both short term goals and long term) which essentially freezes me into inaction. A: The concern you express here actually … Continue reading
Has America Changed?
The headlines blare that 9/11 was “the day America changed.” But was it? Here, seven years later, America doesn’t seem changed. It does seem poised to elect as President an undistinguished man whose only accomplishment is his alleged celebrity–and whose … Continue reading
CAN or CANNOT
People get confused about focus. People say, ‘I cannot focus.’ In that moment this may be literally true, but they CAN revert back to the activity of focusing. Let’s say you’re really committed to reading a book, and you like … Continue reading
A Freedom Kind of President
We don’t need a President (or Vice-President) who’s a certain race or gender. We don’t need a President who “understands” our daily concerns. We need a President who respects the original intention of the Constitution and Bill of Rights: To … Continue reading