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Fake it till you make it
Everyone faces times when they feel like a fraud; some people live their entire lives with that feeling. Many artists confess to this, especially writers. David Duchovny’s character in Californication proclaims that he’s a writer that doesn’t write. Boy I can relate to that. Interestingly enough, sometimes this feeling persists despite all of the evidence… Continue Reading
When did “I wanna hold your hand” become “I wanna bend u ovah”?
If you ever needed proof that time are achangin’ look no further than the lyrics kids listen to. “I wanna busta cap in dat Mother#u!ka*’s head” and “I wanna get f*!k*d” are par for the course in much of today’s youth music culture, and it makes the sixties Beatle song “I wanna hold your hand”… Continue Reading
Having trouble improving a relationship? Try this:
A few days ago I listened to Doug Stevenson—teacher of the Story Theater Method—share how he improved his relationship with his young step-son. Doug related how hard he was trying to communicate with his teenage stepson and that nothing seemed to work. His communications were being ignored, or mis-understood and he was getting nowhere fast.… Continue Reading
Steve Jobs on living, loving and learning
My sister told me about Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford commencement address where Jobs told three stories about his life that bring powerful perspecitve to education, work and life. Here’s my take on those three stories. 1. Education – don’t be a sheep about it I think most people know that Bill Gates was a Harvard… Continue Reading
Why I don’t recommend DVORAK
On April 5th, 2011 I ended a 17month affair with the DVORAK system of typing. It really was more than an affair as I officially stopped using QWERTY (after some three decades of cold hard typing) and began my first tentative and clumsy keystrokes on a DVORAK keyboard. I quit QWERTY because DVORAK seemed much… Continue Reading
How to NOT be a cry-baby
My last post dealt with the very real consequences to you of the bad habit – and it is a bad habit – of taking things personally. If you tend to take things personally, others around you will notice and will take care to either avoid sensitive topics or avoid you all together. Either way… Continue Reading
The thing about taking things personally
Have you heard the joke where this guy walks into the doctors office and says, “Doc, it hurts everytime I do this,” as he demonstrates bending his arm at elbow; to which the doctor replies “Well stop doing that.” (Groucho Marx?) Taking things personally is just like that. It hurts when we do it and… Continue Reading
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What is your concept of truth?
What is your concept of the truth, and why is it germane to the practice of your life? Well think about it.If you live your life according to things that you believe are true, and they’re only partially true or flat out wrong, what do you think the impact would be on your life? Pretty… Continue Reading