This was a really fun interview. I hesitate to say that, because it implies that not all the interview are fun, but I’m saying it anyway. It’s kind of like when people say, ‘to be honest with you . . . ‘, because that implies they are sometimes dishonest. But…
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Preview KEW Episode 73: What is Stress?
You think you know what stress is, but do you? I think the term ‘stress’ is oversimplified. Sure, sometimes just venting ‘I’m stressed!’ is helpful to get some of the negative energy out, let people know how you are generally feeling, or explain your behavior. But ‘stress’ is so overused,…
FLASHBACK! KEW Episode 54: The Bully and Your DNA (Part 1)
In this flashback Episode I separated the two main elements from the Are vs Should Problem. The Bully is the ‘Shoulds’, those voices in your head telling you to do things a certain way, follow a specific path, or make a decision that jibes with an influential element in your…
PREVIEW KEW Episode 71: Sustainability
Are you familiar with the term ‘sustainability’? You may have heard it in the context of environmentalism, and that is a valid use. I actually came to the term via my Ecology and Evolutionary Biology training. I think sustainability is simply about being aware that things run out. My favorite…
KEW Episode 70: The Great Resignation
Ok, sure. So more people than usual are not working. Makes sense. There was some unemployment incentives, a little extra cash, extended for a longer period of time. That probably made not working and being on unemployment more attractive for a while. There were also eviction moratoria across the U.S….
FLASHBACK! KEW Episode 50: The Are vs. Should Problem
The beginning of my investigation into the ‘Are vs. Should Problem’, or the struggle many of us experience between the person we ARE and the person we feel like we SHOULD BE. Have you ever experienced this? Most people I ask say, ‘doesn’t everyone?’. But I really don’t know. All…
KEW Episode 67: Authenticity
Definition of authentic (Taken from Merriam-Webster) 1 a: worthy of acceptance or belief as conforming to or based on fact paints an authentic picture of our society b: conforming to an original so as to reproduce essential features an authentic reproduction of a colonial farmhouse c: made or done the same way as an original authentic Mexican fare 2: not false or imitation: REAL, ACTUALan authentic cockney…
Preview KEW Episode 65: How Do We Know if We Really Know What We Think We Know?
I’m not sure where I heard this phrase but I always thought it had a nice balance of being both funny and thought provoking. Like, many a truth comes out in jest. It sounds like I’m kidding, but this is a serious question. How do we ever ‘know’ anything? Go…
KEW News and Updates September, 2021
Hey guys – just wanted to make a note here about a few projects I have coming up that you may be interested in. First, I’m currently conducting interviews about the “Are vs. Should Problem“. I’ve completed the first two with people I had never met and I’ll say it’s…
Preview KEW Episode 60: The Are vs Should Problem – Jobs and Career
This week I go back to the roots of the Are vs Should Problem. For me this whole quest began when I was a kid and realized I had made a deal with the devil to blow 2/3 of my day working whatever job I’d be lucky enough to get….