Showing posts with label patterns of thinking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label patterns of thinking. Show all posts
Friday, August 16, 2024

Learning when retired not easy but worth it.

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 Many people think of the brain as a mystery. We don’t often think about what intelligence is or how it works. When you do think about what ...
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Those who are right vs those who are wrong

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  The world is divided into people who think they are right. ~Tara Brach If I divide the world into those who are part of my group, however,...
Monday, January 6, 2020

Do you make decisions based on logic?

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In his book “ Predictably Irrational”, Dan Ariely details how humans believe that they are rational and make decisions based on logic an...
Monday, November 4, 2019

Do you have any biases? 2

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  03 Authority bias Airline pilots wear smart uniforms for a reason. Not because they belong to a military order. They don’t. But becaus...
Sunday, November 3, 2019

Do you have any biases? 1

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Nine cognitive biases you should know because if you don’t you may make foolish decisions. In Dr. Kahneman’s Thinking Fast and Slow he ex...
Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Communications

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Communications between people is a strange thing sometimes. Most of the time we forget that 93% of how we communicate is through non-verbal...
Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Acts of kindness

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Not that you haven't figured this out, but the person who can point to their own acts of kindness, no matter how plentiful, is not nece...
Saturday, April 1, 2017

I love dragonflies,

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Every watch a dragonfly? I have and they, in my opinion, should never be able to fly, but they do. So w hy is it that so often, those who a...
Monday, March 13, 2017

Dreams are important

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Dreamers, dream big, and those who dream and follow through on their dreams are rewarded. The dancer who created the music she moves to; th...
Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Did you every notice?

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Did you ever notice that: Young souls lean on science Mature souls lean on faith.  Old souls like me, prefer long walks  short talks;  ...
Monday, December 5, 2016

Do you aspire to?

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I find it interesting that many people become so mesmerized by the gold medals, trophies, and daunting heights they aspire to, they tend to...
Sunday, November 27, 2016

Did you ever notice

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Did you ever notice  that whenever you see people in love, they literally glow? You probably did at  one point in your life and you may eve...
Saturday, September 17, 2016

Changing attitludes

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"The greatest discovery of this generation is that human beings can alter their life by altering their attitude." William James ...
Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Survival

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It seems that what's really going on is about survival, individual and group survival, and to that end:  the greater the mass the grea...
Friday, April 29, 2016

Impatience is a sign of...

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Impatience is a sign of hurrying, hurrying is a sign of worrying, worrying is a sign of fear, and fear is a sign that someone has forgo...
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Zen meditation helps us

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An interesting post by Wayne Codling, which helps to remind us about the teachings in the new testament,    to read more go here In Budd...
Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Giving praise to grandchildren

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As a new grandparent, I am learning  about how exciting life is all over again as I watch my  grandson. All of us at one time were excited ...
Sunday, January 9, 2011

Change is

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Why Some Change is Scary Part One First let me say that people are not afraid of change. People change all the time. Human beings are wired...
Monday, September 13, 2010

Choosing

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Ever have to make a tough decision? I have known over the years some people who find it really hard. They are afraid  to make the wrong choi...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Social Media

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Interesting Youtube presentation on the current state of social media and its use. This is a must see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrU...