Do you believe in Evolution? What if I told you that all Evolution says is that ‘things change’? Can you argue with that? Kind of hard to argue. Because things change. Not much is true or guaranteed in life. See my first Episode on Facts for a thorough analysis of…
“How Much Time Do You Think You Have?” FLASHBACK! KEW Episode: Time
You ever look up at the stars at night and feel really small? Somehow gazing up a the vast emptiness of space, and realizing that these teeny little blips are actually ginormous stars is humbling. I hope you enjoy that feeling as much as I do. Most humans, however, don’t…
I Run My Blog Like I Ran My Brewery
Which makes me a terrible business person I was a terrible business owner. At least from a capitalist viewpoint. My ‘mission statement’ was basically, “I make great beer. If you like great beer, you should try it!”. Seriously. That was it. Yes, we had a facebook page to share business…
“The World Needs You To Become the Best ‘You’ Possible” KEW Episode 99: The Uniqueness Imperative
I kind of can’t believe the title of Episode 99, but this is the culmination of all the work so far including nearly 100 KEW Episodes and over 30 Interviews. Hopefully this body of work, thus far, has earned me a bit of credibility. Coupled with my PhD in Ecology…
“Finding Your Purpose is the Ultimate in Non-Conformity” Preview KEW Episode 99: The Uniqueness Imperative
I am so exited to share these next few Episodes with you and to talk about the new direction at KEW. In this Episode I introduce the Uniqueness Paradox (UP). This is derived from my series arc about the Are vs Should Problem and why we feel this dissonance between…
“Love Your Neighbor and Other Ways to Make Your Life Suck Less” FLASHBACK! KEW Episode 21: We All Feel Different (But We’re All The Same)
Do you ever feel like no one ‘gets you’? Have you ever felt like you didn’t belong? Like people just don’t understand where you’re coming from? I have talked to many therapists, coaches, counselors, and psychologists and they all claim that this is one of the most common problems reported…
One Cognitive Distortion You Can Change To Reduce Anxiety
Meditation for your middle-of-the-night worries Do you follow the weather? You know, do you check the forecast to see what it’s going to be like outside? Do you appreciate meteorologists? Or beat up on them? It probably depends on whether the forecasts are accurate. And they are accurate a lot…
“Understanding Math to Live a More Informed Life” KEW Episode 98: The Normal Curve
Are you familiar with the ‘bell curve’? It’s also called a ‘normal curve’, or a Gaussian distribution because it describes what statisticians call a ‘normal distribution’. Here’s the wikipedia definition: a probability distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence…
“High Achievers Use Bell Curves to Get Ahead of The Pack” Preview KEW Episode 98: The Normal Curve
You hated statistics, right? And probably didn’t care too much about math? That’s how most people are, anyway. I didn’t really see the point in learning much of the numbers stuff, until I needed the knowledge. Household budgeting, running a business, and understanding what other people are trying to say…
‘Playing on Parenting Podcast’. Do you want to thrive or merely survive as a parent? What would your kids say?
I got to reverse the roles an be a guest on a former KEW guests’ pod! I talk with Kate Stark about parenting, and how we can be better to ourselves AND our kids.