Subject: The goal is to be an 'embarrassment to the family'
The goal is to be an 'embarrassment to the family'
June 29th, 2023 at 4:27 pm PDTNot an epistle about RFK, Jr. View onlineI failed to mention last week that one of my all-time heroes completed yet another trip around the sun. At one point, he had his entire life going for him: A track field standout and star player in college f ...
The value of independent thinking?
June 28th, 2023 at 6:12 pm PDTThe jury is out View onlineWe live in a culture that pretends to champion individuals thinking for themselves. This is a supposed cultural value. We all were told to think for ourselves in school. However, when one breaks free from the hive-mind an ...
On consistency and 'courtesans'
June 27th, 2023 at 4:53 pm PDTRedefining focus View onlineI've said over and over that consistency is better than proficiency. Recently, I got some pushback on that. Not from our readers or listeners, per se, but from some things I've been reading. The argument—and it's a goo ...
Slaying the king (of late-20th Century pop-psychology)
June 26th, 2023 at 4:48 pm PDTInstead, tell joke. Get check. View onlineJay Leno recently appeared on Fly on the Wall podcast with David Spade and Dana Carvey. I'm a huge believer in no self-esteem. I can speak for most everyone who grew up in the 80s and 90s: self-esteem wa ...
65 years ago, a toilet was more controversial than children playing with a live alligator
June 22nd, 2023 at 4:22 pm PDTand other oddities View onlineSome folks are happy that I have directed my breadth of somewhat useful knowledge and have chosen to pass it on to others. So… We have another Daily 3 of “fun facts” (plus bonuses) for you today. (1)The first to ...
Crazy facts about animals
June 19th, 2023 at 6:03 pm PDTTrivia day View onlineFeedback is the name of the game here. People tell me they like The Daily 3, where I have three points on which deserve some deeper attention. I’m changing it up a little bit today, however. What follows is The Daily 3 of a ...
I don't expect you to read this
June 16th, 2023 at 5:07 pm PDTbut thanks for doing so View onlineRecently, I had a chat with one of our good folks—a fellow who is up to speed on all our emails and podcasts. He comments (and questions) regularly around here. Nonetheless, still a friend. “So, are we going t ...
Embrace your vulnerability?
June 12th, 2023 at 5:22 pm PDTPerhaps with your own peril in mind View onlineOn the podcast—and here a little bit in the emails—we’ve received a lot of feedback for what I call “The Daily 3.” Simply, three things that I have read about or thought about over the last fe ...
Take care of your needs. Don't be 'needy.'
June 9th, 2023 at 3:56 pm PDTA journey through Maslow's hierarchy View onlinePsychologist Abraham Maslow developed a famous “hierarchy of needs,” first published in 1943. I’m not going to break it down. You can go to Wikipedia for that. On today’s podcast, we talked a ...
Unsolicited life-hack that actually works
June 8th, 2023 at 12:24 pm PDTIf you implement it View onlineThe power of one more. I’m sure it’s a life-hack as old as life itself and I’m not exactly sure where I first heard of it, but the idea is that you do “one more” than what is asked. For instance, if your go ...