by admin | Dec 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
Sigmund Freud said, “Dreams are the royal road to the unconscious.” And you might say, “Whadya mean unconscious?” In the simplest sense, everything in your mind that you are not paying attention to right now is unconscious. What you are...
by admin | Dec 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
Seems like the thing to do.
by admin | Dec 3, 2022 | betrayal, betrayal, Cognitive Dissonance, Depression, Dishonesty, marriage, projection, Trump, Uncategorized
Trumpf built his entire administration upon demanding unctuous loyalty from his allies. But now he finds himself wounded by what he, at least, claims to see as their betrayal of him. He uses one standard for assessing the self, and another for judging others depending...
by admin | Dec 3, 2022 | sophistication
I wrote a book called ‘Sophistication’. It actually was the runner up in the New Mexico-Arizona Book Co-Op competition. It was imagined to be a ‘self-help’ book. It is perhaps of some help to people wanting to make good, sophisticated decisions...
by admin | Dec 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
You have probably seen what are called ‘reversible figures’. For example, in the picture above the little squares can appear as three dimensional or flat depending on how you look at them. This involves a more or less fast rearrangement of how your brain...
by admin | Dec 3, 2022 | Business sharks, Dishonesty, MBA
Starting about when Ronald Reagan got into office, college graduates who formerly wanted to attend medical or law school began going to business schools. They got a degree called Masters in Business Administration—the MBA. As far as I can tell, MBAs are taught...
by admin | Dec 3, 2022 | Cognitive Dissonance, customer service, Dishonesty, Health insurance, MBA
I just spent literally 2.5 hours getting a new health insurance policy. I spent 2 hours attempting to purchase an account with a computer company. Through both these calls, I was subjected to various sales pitches, suggestions to use online service sites, long wait...
by admin | Dec 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
The New World Order is a phrase that became popular at the end of The Cold War. In 1989 there was hope that after 45 years of world stalemate, some leader or group could devise a way to manage world affairs that promoted peace, justice, and prosperity. Instead...
by admin | Dec 2, 2022 | Adolescence, Three Stooges, TV wrestling, WWF
I was interested in phony wrestling matches shown on TV. When I was ten, I had my father take me to Sunnyside’s Gardens in Queens New York to see the “championship fight” between Haystack Calhoon and Bruno San Martino. My favorite, the chronic loser...
by admin | Dec 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
After getting a small cut or bruise, a child will often parade in front of a parent to demand consideration. “I’ve been hurt, look and pay attention to me! Care for me!” In other words, being injured entitles one to special care. The pain is coveted and protected to...
