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A Comprehensive Approach to Understanding Our Biosphere

By kpluseiswise | September 7, 2023December 20, 2023 by kpluseiswise

Would our ancestors be proud of us? When I think of the problems humans face today: suffering, anxiety, inequality, social justice issues, war, pollution . . . I try to put things in an evolutionary context. On the one hand, we have come so far. We have created many wonderful ‘science’, ‘technology’, and ‘engineering’ elements that benefit individuals and society. Clean water. Sanitation. Medicine. On the other hand, it hasn’t all been rainbows and unicorns. We can’t seem…

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Growing Smaller is a Worthy Goal Part 2

By kpluseiswise | July 20, 2023July 17, 2023 by kpluseiswise

Here is Part 1 of this two-part series. In it, I focus mostly on the Growth part of the equation In Part 2, I want to focus on the Smaller portion. As I said, I used to be an entrepreneur. In my small town, I struggled to generate enough traffic to amount to any significant income. Believing I couldn’t manipulate revenue, I instead focused very carefully on the expense side of the balance sheet. Later I…

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Would You Rather Be Right, or Happy?

By kpluseiswise | June 15, 2022December 15, 2023 by kpluseiswise

Remember the last time you were at a real life impasse? It’s a cruddy feeling. Especially with someone you love. It’s frustrating to disagree. To reach a moment where you realize there’s no way to resolve the tension in the air. A simple conversation becomes conflict. We understand that the other person is NOT going to see our point of view, NOT going to change their minds, and you are NOT going to walk away…

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KEW Epilogue. A New Direction.

By kpluseiswise | June 8, 2022June 6, 2022 by kpluseiswise

This Friday I will release my ‘last’ Knowledge + Experience = Wisdom podcast and video. Knowledge + Experience = Wisdom has produced 100 episodes and 30+ interviews in over two years. As of this week, I will take a break from producing new podcast and YouTube episodes. This site will remain live, and the podcast and YouTube episodes will remain online and remain in all podcast servers and apps. The spirit of this website and…

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“The One Thing You Can Bet on is that Things Will Change” Preview KEW Episode 100: The Evolution Paradox

By kpluseiswise | June 1, 2022May 29, 2022 by kpluseiswise

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 that tenet. But one thing you can bet on is that things change. And I’ve always wondered why people resist the Theory of Evolution when…

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“The World Needs You To Become the Best ‘You’ Possible” KEW Episode 99: The Uniqueness Imperative

By kpluseiswise | May 27, 2022April 23, 2024 by kpluseiswise

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 and Evolutionary Biology, and over a decade in multiple modalities of therapy, counseling, and coaching, I think I have some room to ‘weigh in’ on…

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“Understanding Math to Live a More Informed Life” KEW Episode 98: The Normal Curve

By kpluseiswise | May 20, 2022May 18, 2022 by kpluseiswise

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 than data far from the mean And here’s a video link if you want a more detailed explanation. Essentially, this picture is a visual image…

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“High Achievers Use Bell Curves to Get Ahead of The Pack” Preview KEW Episode 98: The Normal Curve

By kpluseiswise | May 18, 2022May 17, 2022 by kpluseiswise

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 are just three reasons to understand math and mathematical relationships. This Episode is an example. The normal, or ‘bell’ curve, or normal distribution, is a…

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‘Playing on Parenting Podcast’. Do you want to thrive or merely survive as a parent? What would your kids say?

By kpluseiswise | May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 by kpluseiswise

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.

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If I Resist Social Media, Do I Even Exist?

By kpluseiswise | May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 by kpluseiswise

In 2010 I discontinued my use of all social media. I did so to avoid the pain of the he-said, she-said comments associated with my divorce, as part of my healing. It was extremely helpful and I did not miss social media in any way. In 2020 I waded back into the swamp of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, etc. to support my new blog, podcast, and video series. Because I thought I needed to. Over…