My Holiday Heart Attack! A SURPRISE that Shouldn’t Have Happened
I thought I could “out-lifestyle” my genetics … I was wrong! My Lifestyle I never eat fast food and rarely eat any ultra-processed food I intermittent fast 20 hours a…
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Long-Buried Childhood Trauma and Stress. Surprising Stories of Discovery, Healing, and Redemption
Many of us come from dysfunctional homes. Our memories of those difficulties may have faded, but their lingering influence can remain for a lifetime. I will share a powerful remedy…
The Great Irony of Dieting and Weight Loss
Forget “food” restriction. To lose weight we need to FEED our bodies, NOT starve them! I always thought I could tell if someone was obese just by looking at them.…
The Halo Effect: How We Get Trapped into False Beliefs
From best-selling business books to false prophets, if IT looks too “good” to be true … it is! What is the Halo Effect? The halo effect is a cognitive bias in…
Why I Changed My Mind About Trump, and NO, I’m NOT a “Trumpian”!
Either the Democratic Party is mind-numbingly stupid, they’re deliberately lying, or they’re drunk on their own B.S. Image Credit-Midjourney How is it possible, in the age of AI (the “I” being…
Never Make a Critical Decision “Based” on Intuition
Intuition can be a valuable tool … but only if used in the right order. During my presentation on Decision Making, I often ask: “Who here would consider yourself…
How to Stop Toxic People from Infecting Your Life
You Can’t Escape Them, But You CAN Disarm Their Effect From bosses and fellow employees to random people crossing our path, we’ll never escape incivility — but we can choose how we’ll…
How “You” Can Tell if You’ll “Age” Well!
No one can see into the future, but you can predict a few things with uncanny accuracy, and one of those predictions is how you’ll age based on your current…
Multitasking: Are You Under the Influence?
We fool ourselves into thinking that we’re magically doing more than one thing at a time. The grand delusion that is known as multitasking can be defined as this: The…
Your “Certainty” is the Greatest Obstacle to Making “Good” Decisions
Illusions occur because we unconsciously believe our assumptions, biases and intuitions are accurate. When this belief is left unchecked (and usually is), it leads to endless errors in thinking, reasoning,…
Are You Living Under the Hypnotic Spell of Big Media?
As a society, we’ve made a Faustian deal with big media, and it’s becoming critical that we understand it or end it. Big Media is enjoying unprecedented profits because, like…
I Finally Found Peace When I Accepted Atheism
Faith: By definition, it can’t be proved, but it can make life’s journey so much easier … and perhaps yours as well. I was raised in a Christian fundamentalist…
The Incredible Outcome of My 5-Day Water Fast
For 5 Days I consumed zero calories. There was no promised cognitive clarity, enlightenment, or surges of new-found energy. It was a F%$#@% grind, but you know what? … I’m…
Our Ability to “Think” is What Defines the Human Experience. So Why Don’t We Do it More Often?
“How much time do you schedule each week just for thinking?” Whenever I ask someone that question, I’ll invariably receive a hard look and a furrowed brow followed by a…
Why We Make Bad Health Choices and HOW to Overcome Them
A slight shift in perspective will result in a lifetime of “effortless” self-control. We humans are masters at rationalizing. Day after day, we pretend that what we do today…
BELIEFS: What Would It Take to Change Your Mind?
Waking me up on a Saturday morning is one thing, but waking me up for this … Admittedly, it was after nine, but if you were going to wake…
Unmasking the Poor Communication Culprit: From boardrooms to coffee shops
Remember this simple discussion technique, and when it comes to “effective” communication, you’ll stand out from everyone else, like a thinking person at a Donald Trump rally! The great communication…
How Quickly Should I Respond to Email? (15/15)
If you’re constantly monitoring email, you’re not only stressed, but unproductive. Image Credit-Midjourney We’ve been conditioned—by ourselves and others—to think that emails must be tended to immediately, but if you’ve…
D’oh! I Can’t Believe I Sent That Email! (14/15)
Never forget: An email sent is an email that can live forever in infamy. Image Credit-Midjourney Any thoughtless, offensive, or careless message can be passed around, posted, or brought up…
The Bits and Pieces of Effective Email (13/15)
Think of Email as a Letter You Would Mail Image Credit-Midjourney Email is Not a Conversation Tool A single email is a stand-alone package of information; in this regard, it’s…