Planning is good
Don’t plan your monthly budget based on winning the lottery.
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July 18, 2020
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Lifehack: How to Bring Down Flying Insects
Wondering how to get rid of flies and other insects? The Hopper Guy's tip: use a water spray bottle.
June 21, 2020
COVID: Lies and Statistics
There's an old line about the three types of lies: "lies, damn lies, and statistics." What this refers to is that citing statistics is not in and of itself proof…
April 24, 2020
There is a difference between training and education
Thank goodness for a liberal education. What medically trained medical editor or technical writer could properly review my current freelance assignment: a Foucauldian analysis of nursing texts? My cultural studies…
February 8, 2012
Shadow
What you deny in yourself, you will live out because you are not on guard against it. Read more at What is The Shadow? Other Key Concepts Shadow Yes, Virginia,…
August 21, 2019
Yes, Virginia, there are assholes–and this is who they are
In his book Assholes: A Theory, Aaron James defines assholes for us, so that we know who are assholes and we (non-assholes) can try to address their behaviors and effects.…
April 23, 2020
To know and not to do is not to know.
I first heard this from my then yoga teacher, Gabriel Halpern. Like those who say, "I know I should leave my abusive relationship, but . . . " Other Key…
March 30, 2020
The Fallacy of Excluded Middle
This refers to a error in logical argument (called a fallacy). Example: "My tie is either red or it is not red." This ignores the wide spectrum of colors that…
May 24, 2020