Thus far, the great joy of my little blogging experience has been hearing from others. Friends and family have shared personal experiences and thoughts. I have learned and enjoyed those interactions. Thanks! We have added several people to the blog over the last few weeks. My main theme so far Read more…
Confession Time I have a confession to make: when I described the Focusing Effect in last week’s blog, I did not fully appreciate its power over me. The problem of 40,000 deaths a year by car accidents was out of focus and it should be in focus. I looked up Read more…
In “Being a Proverbial Student” I stress the importance of gaining knowledge, understanding and hopefully wisdom. To those ends, I stress the value of ideas. The recent mass shootings, without disparaging the tragic nature of the events, create an excellent opportunity for understanding one very important idea for being wise: Read more…
Context Context is one of my favorite topics in my book “Being a Proverbial Student.” Understanding the context, or frame of reference, for each of our lives is an important factor in understanding ourselves. The context for how we learn information determines how we think, our attitudes, our opinions and Read more…