I hope you are as lucky as I am and have someone like Paul Gadola in your life. I this second part of our chat, the conversation starts firing on all cylinders. Lots of topics covered including Paul’s new book, “Integrity and Peace. Loving your neighbor and the Path of Truth” (available direct here), his background in hiking, the outdoors, and teaching, The Are vs Should Problem, and religion. Those of you patient enough to…
Being confused is no fun. Think about a time in your life when you have conflicting things going on. Maybe it’s whether or not to leave your job. Or break up with a partner. Or to have kids or not. As humans there is a lot of this cognitive dissonance. When you feel split into two or more pathways. Or two or more personalities. In the 80’s we would joke about being ‘crazy’, having ‘multiple…
Do you ever ask yourself this question? I have asked myself this question for as long as I can remember. In fact, I use this argument as a way to justify complaining. It’s not a habit I am proud of and I’m working on changing it. But I often find myself getting angry because I can’t find a definitive answer to whether something is good or bad or right or wrong. Do you ever get…
In Part 2 of this series I dig deep into the link between our ‘ares’ and our DNA. I am working on a theory, ‘The Uniqueness Imperative’, that describes a link between who we are and our DNA. I’m starting to look at psychology from an evolutionary biology perspective. I guess having a background in the evolution side coupled with an interest in psychology and therapy this is what you get. In short, I wonder…
From the dictionary: 1: able to be used without being completely used up or destroyed sustainable energy resources; a sustainable water supply 2: involving methods that do not completely use up or destroy natural resources sustainable agriculture/farming/techniques 3: able to last or continue for a long time sustainable development/growth Have you ever noticed the hustlers around you? You know, the people working two or three side gigs, driving Uber Eats every evening, and staying incredibly busy? Some of these folks get little…
Over the last few weeks we’ve been hearing a lot about people quitting their jobs and not going back to work. Some economist coined the term, ‘The Great Resignation’ to describe this more-than-usual number of people leaving the workforce. Also called the ‘Big Quit’, there are something like 5 Million more people not working than there would be without Covid. And I have been wrestling with what I see as a contradiction to all this…
At the risk of sounding pessimistic or negative I am sharing my thoughts about a topic near and dear to me. More often than no, I believe people suck at their jobs. I don’t think this suckage is always intentional and I do not believe people WANT to suck at their jobs. I am not here to blame individuals for their suckage nor to suggest this is necessarily related to the individuals. My point here…