A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it. — Rabindranath Tagore Today marks a pretty big milestone for this blog. So, I thought I would take today to talk about something particularly meaningful to me – which, by virtue of you reading these articles, is…
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. — Aesop It’s not every day that you need the help of a stranger, but when you do—and that stranger can provide that help—the gratitude is overwhelming. Today, I will try to express some of my deep thakfulness. Up in Central Eastern Oregon with…
The brains of humans contain a mechanism that is designed to give priority to bad news. — Daniel Kahneman Although it may seem minimal, tiny variations in the way you’re asked a question can have a surprising impact on your thoughts and behavior. And I do mean surprising… Let’s start with a basic example. Imagine you’re…
To terminate a project in which $1.1 billion has been invested represents an unconscionable mishandling of taxpayers’ dollars. – Senator Jeremiah Denton, 1981 (in response to critics who showed that the total cost of this Waterway Project would be more money than it could ever make) I’m going to describe an experience that my psychophilosophy powers…
Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right. — Laurens Van der Post People often ask me: What’s your favorite theory in social psychology? But often what I think they’re really asking is what’s the most important theory? So let me tell you: naïve realism. Naïve realism asserts that humans…
Blood is really warm, it’s like drinking hot chocolate but with more screaming. — Ryan Mecum With the good weather, I figure camping season is here already. So for today’s post, I’m going to reimagine one of my favorite campfire stories: Behind the wheel of his new, 1995 Ford pickup, Tanner’s eyelids felt weighty. Music….