Popular Culture: Too Much Time On Our Hands
You read a lot lately about how busy we Americans are. That we don?t have time to do anything important, like paying the bills, spending time with family and friends, and taking care of our health. But I think much of America has the opposite problem; we seem to have too much time on our […]
Read MoreTechnology: The Blogosphere Jungle
I can tell you this: It’s a jungle out there. I don’t mean the real world in which most of us inhabit; that world is pretty tame. I’m talking about the blogosphere. I’ve been blogging for about eight months now and, up until recently, it was a pretty unexciting experience. I would post a post […]
Read MoreSports: Building Confidence: Part II
Negative thinking that hurts confidence can become a bad habit. Bad confidence habits are just like bad technical habits; the more you practice them, the more ingrained they become and the better you get at being negative. And that negativity is what will come out in competition. Also like a bad technical habit, negative thinking […]
Read MoreParenting: Don’t Praise Your Children!
Please be prepared. I’m going to go on a bit of rant now. I just can’t hold it in any longer. I see parents doing this constantly and it’s killing me because they know not what they do and they are actually hurting their children’s development. What am I referring to? It’s praise, that’s what […]
Read MoreBusiness: Work/Life Balance – Part I
With the challenges we all now face in the global economy, many people feel pressure to work harder and put in longer hours at work. That commitment may enable them to keep their jobs or maintain a certain lifestyles, but at what cost? In my consulting practice, I have seen a rise in stress levels, […]
Read MoreTechnology: Does Technology Connection Mean Life Disconnection?
Has computer and communication technology allowed us to connect more deeply with life? Or, as we become more connected with this technology, are we becoming more disconnected from life? As someone who has made his life’s work the study of human behavior and who is fascinated by the nexus of humanity and computer and communication […]
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