Alan Weiss' The Uncomfortable Truth

Some lessons in why your telling yourself you can might wind up in finding out why you can't.

Why taking an opposite view is a public service and how to do it.

We "settle" instead of deliberately choosing what's best for us, and we need to stop that.

How standards begin to erode and what we can do to correct it.

The cosseting of youth, and how it's leaving them vulnerable in the real world.

Pounding away until the point is crushed under the weight of redundancy.

Why we make ostriches' behavior in the face of threat seem reasonable.

Why we are far too timid in our lives and work and how to stop playing a "prevent defense."

Why whatever you perceive your condition to be does not warrant a vote in Congress or a newscast.

The vast, ignorant error in believing people who disagree with you are stupid.

A memorial service to the many friends you lost when they went swimming 55 minutes after having lunch.

A manifesto on marketing‹and buying‹realities and why usage trumps functionality.

Roosevelt was right, and we ought to stop being frightened by everything that goes bump in the night.

How the Second Law of Thermodynamics can erode your business and your life if you donąt renew yourself.

How to maximize control of your life and not surrender your future.