May
4
"One day" is not a day
"One day" you say. Look at a calendar. You will not find "one day". How about today?
Apr
30
Speed of Life
You can score ten points in a game, or ten in a quarter. You can learn valuable things this year, or in 20 years from now. You can earn a million dollars in 30 years, or five years. You can buy your first nice home when you are 50, or…
Apr
29
Satisfaction = Delivery/Expectations
Why are some people happy with less results, and others unhappy with more results? When you expected to be further along than you are, you are unhappy. When you didn't expect much, it's easy to be happy. What did you expect by now? Are you happy?
Apr
28
Competition and Discretion in Education
Competition and discretion in a free market has spawned innovation and quality improvements for customers in any market. Today, the government spends far more per pupil than 30 years ago with no improvement in results. Some schools, especially in urban areas, are failing badly. Is there much competition for students…
Apr
27
What is your social/political philosophy?
There are two opposing philosophies - 1) The collectivist/socialist idea of "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need". 2) "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness"; each individual's fundamental moral right to his own life. The first is the dead hand of socialism, that guts…
Apr
24
Thinking thoughts without accepting them
If we think our mind is us, then we believe every thought we think. But we must understand that thoughts are tools to pick up and use, not use, and discard at will. Can you think ideas through, holding their value in suspense, and only decide to accept them as…
Apr
23
Feeling better about you
If you want to feel better about yourself, help someone else feel better about themselves. Who will it be today?
Apr
22
Rene Descartes
A philosopher who lived in the 17th century, his method was to begin by systematically doubting everything he had ever learned, and then accepting as true only that which could not be denied. "If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in…
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