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Predictably Irrational highlights common mistakes that we make as humans in our reasoning and decision making. Here is a TED talk Dan did that I also enjoyed – TED talk  

Podcast episode on Anne’s experience on a two week retreat of solitude on an island in the Gulf shores. This book was recommended and when it arrived through the library I wasn’t sure I would enjoy it (I thought it might be poetry or use too much descriptors of nature). I highly enjoyed the metaphors […]

Influence, the Psychology of Persuasion. Topics include the tactics (weapons of influence) that have been studied and show compliance vs placebo group. I struggled in explaining some of these studies (as the one person, and then the other person). I will work on cleaning up my language to more clearly explain the participant vs experimenter. […]

Scott Adams released this book in 2013 and I cover the highlights in this podcast. Below are resources discussed Mike Rowe video on passion Influence: Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman www.lynda.com is a learning resource (subscription required) […]

Today is the 4 year anniversary of my sobriety and in celebration I covered the 12 steps book. The book on stoicism I am reading that I mentioned in the article (things we can control and reference to the tennis match) Timothy Keller book I mentioned (below to purchase, here is a pdf link   […]

  Carl Rogers was considered the second best practicing clinician (wiki) and a pre-eminent American psychologist, and foundational in establishing client centered therapy. Democratic-Acceptant parenting. This is apparently a thing. Most google results led to positive parenting links. Deleterious. I wanted to make sure I was saying it correctly. Cognitive Behavior Therapy, or CBT, is […]

            Charlotte’s Web had some great writing and a message that highlighted the importance of friendship, life and love. I shared my thoughts on that for the first 10 minutes, then moved on to the second book “The Four Agreements” Agreement 1 : Be impeccable with your word – speak […]

I compare my expenses for Q118 compared to Q117. Explore happiness, how to manage the decreases. Posts on not spending for a year becomingminimalist countdowntotranquility happyphilosopher (recommend listening to some podcasts with him) Savings discussed – Quarter vs LastYear Quarter Restaurants (Dinner) – $800 Clothes – $2,000 Groceries/Lunch – $500   Happiness Index Psychology Today […]

Shownotes Jung quote – “the paradox is one of our most valued possessions” Negative visualization  

Shownotes Brene’s 33+M downloaded TED talk (given June 2010, fourth most popular of all time) Sebastian Junger (wiki page) (TED talk) Restrepo (Korangal Valley was the location) Tribe Kailash Satyarthi – TED talk Ordinary Men Jocko’s podcast (with Jordan Peterson) – Ep#112 – rule of 3

  Shownotes –Don Miguel Ruiz – author of The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) – “People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own soul.” – Carl Jung – “What you resist, persists” – Carl Jung – Personal Mission Statement    

My reaction to the most recent school shooting is one of wanting to sit in the pain with those affected. I also believe it is beneficial to recognize the evil in me. I included some critical thoughts on what I believe to be present in our culture during times such as these (blame, looking for […]

Podcast on Recovery, which is written by Russell Brand. This episode includes a small clip of Russell talking to Joe Rogan, pulled from JRE episode #1021. Also discussed step 7 and humility, along with the Lord’s prayer. The Jim Carrey quote I mentioned was “I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything […]

Today I quoted from Blood Meridian and a clip of Jordan Peterson when he was on the H3 Podcast #48. This is about my recent experience of trying a new thing. I hope it inspires you to try new things in your life and as Jordan says, “turn yourself on”.   I deleted 51 “Ummms” and […]

I covered Chapter 5 of Carl Jung’s book, Modern Man in Search of a Soul. I enjoyed the read, each chapter was independent (best I could tell), which reminded me of some of CS Lewis’s works. Chapter 5 was my favorite, but also challenging for me to comprehend. I did a podcast on it to stumble […]