I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. –Thomas A. Edison It’s such a shame that so many people feel extremely uncomfortable when they make an error in judgement or come up with an incorrect answer. I find people either scrambling for an excuse or looking to justify their decisions. It’s […]
Habits & Lifestyle Hacks
How to Develop a Habit Easily
Anyone will tell you that the key to developing a new habit is consistency, but that’s too vague for most people. Before you can be consistent at anything, a foundation needs to be laid to promote hat consistency. Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they […]
Everyone Sucks at Everything
Yeah, I said it. Our social system and the values it creates are pretty inefficient. People live their lives thinking they’re making their own choices and they know how to solve problems. Unfortunately, very few understand science and even fewer can practice science independently of their values. Of course there are times where we don’t […]
Assertive vs Aggressive
More and more these days people are become passive-aggressive. Passive-aggressive people tend to avoid anything that seems somewhat close to a confrontation, yet explode when they’re cornered. That’s where the term “passive-aggressive” comes from. Too many people these days are afraid to simply say “no” when they’re not interested in something because they fear what consequences may […]
Can Men and Women be Friends?
The Quality of EVERYTHING Suffers Without Money
Just think about it for a second. Money is how we get our resources. Whether it’s basic necessities or luxuries. Without money, we are limited in not only food, water and shelter, but to health care as well. The stress related to not having enough money or being in debt is pretty devastating to our […]
Why is Communication so Hard?
The point of communication is getting your point across to the other person and have it interpreted the way you mean it. If the person misinterpreted your words or gestures, then you’ve failed at communicating with them effectively. Our modern language is outdated and almost everything is subject to interpretation. The fact that sarcasm exists […]
So They’ve Captured Chapo Guzman, Now What?
Chapo Guzman, the head of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel who was the world’s most powerful drug lord was captured overnight by US and Mexican authorities at a condominium in Mazatlan, Mexico. To many, this marks the ending a bloody decades-long career that terrorized swaths of the country. Now what? So the Chapo Guzman, supposedly biggest drug dealer […]
Bullshit Physical Therapy
The thing that gets me most about physical therapy is how much bullshi’t is involved in it these days. There are people out there with legitimate problems, yet the practice is outdated. People are usually sent to physical therapy to rehabilitate a broken bone, torn muscles/ligaments or even a dislocation. Rest, massages and pain killers […]
Cheating and Relationships Today
Before we even talk about cheating, let’s talk a little about where the whole rules of the relationship game came from. The rules the conventional relationship plays by are man made of course. They aren’t any more effective than the next set of rules. Under the rules of a current relationship, you must be faithful […]