Harvard Business Review has, at present, 90 titles in their Guides series; I have a couple of them, including Finance Basics for Managers. However, the Guide to Critical Thinking caught my attention as I keep running into certain problems with problem solving, especially where it applies to work. I’ve spent decades with a break/fix mentality,… Read More HBR Guide to Critical Thinking [Part 1]
As we roll into the New Year, a few things occur to me: Alright, the short answer is no. I lack both the confidence and charisma to pull something off as complex as a cult, as well as the urge – it sounds like a ton of work. I also lack the belief that my… Read More If I Started A Cult
Another entry from my Little Black Book comes the basic tenets of Buddhism: Three Universal Truths, Four Noble Truths, and the Noble Eightfold Path – collectively, Dharma. I will admit that when I was on a journey of self-discovery after my turn from Christianity, Buddhism felt like a really good alternative to me. However, like… Read More Three, Four, & Eight
I thought I’d take this moment to discuss my favorite character in screen history – Rustin Spencer “Rust” Cohle from the first season of HBO’s “True Detective.” There are many reasons for this – not only is he a badass and a good detective, not only is he a damaged person with darkness in his past, but… Read More The Pessimistic Palate Cleanser
As part of the Little Black Book series, we are presented with material written by Don Miguel Ruiz, the claim in the book itself is it’s all based on the ancient wisdom of the Toltec people, who lived in central Mexico for the first few centuries of the 2nd Millennium CE. I swear at one… Read More The Four Agreements
No, not that kind… I’m a big fan of the Moleskine brand of journals, and while there are plenty of other brands doing something very similar, which I also enjoy, I tend towards brand loyalty. I think Hemingway used them, but I don’t know what kind of shotgun he used so maybe not the best… Read More My Little Black Book
Toothless Philosophies 