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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. YOU CAN’T!
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? … a cognitive bias in which our initial or superficial …
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 home. The Bible was taken as literal truth…
How I Launched a Multi-Million-Selling Board Game … BECAUSE I Was Fortunate Enough to Be Flat Broke!
“They” say we’re most creative when our backs are to the wall. It may not be a universal truth, but it was key to my success. This is my story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjKGRKSDNVI My Epiphany It was 1984, I had just finished my
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 … https://youtu.be/l-AybTgpVaM Admittedly, it was after nine, but if you were going to wake me up on a Saturday morning, you had better be Amazon
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! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G335H-dS5J0 The great communication error is the assumption that humans share the same perspective on
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 been following this email series, you know that that’s a fool’s
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 in a courtroom long after the fact. If you need a
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 no different than a letter you’d mail. When your recipient opens