Category Archives: 02: Value Added, A Definition

A Tale of Two Psyches: Putin (Russia) & Zelensky (Ukraine)

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Jim Edmonds

“The world is not the same today as it was last week” – The Atlantic “Ambition is a lust that is never quenched but grows more inflamed and madder by enjoyment” – Thomas Otway This is necessarily a long post, … Continue reading →

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The Route of Our Discontent – III

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Jim Edmonds

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose a response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom” – Victor Frankl “In our poor or lack of response lies our stagnation … Continue reading →

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The Route of Our Discontent – II

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Jim Edmonds

“One of the basic causes for all the trouble in the world today is that people talk too much and think too little.” – Margaret Chase Smith “If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace … Continue reading →

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The Root of Our Politics

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Jim Edmonds

“Life is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.” ― Jean Racine In the last post a General Behavior Pattern of Emotions->(Thinking, maybe)->Behavior emerged which appears to be broadly applicable. One of those applications seems pretty much to be … Continue reading →

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Thought Provoking Articles from 2018

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Jim Edmonds

This post is a bit later this year due to travel.  But on second thought, perhaps a retrospective for a year should certainly include the last days of the year, the ones everyone else skips. Here, in no particular order, … Continue reading →

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My, That’s Interesting!

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Jim Edmonds

“Be willing to step outside your comfort zone once in a while; take the risks in life that seem worth taking.  The ride might not be as predictable if you’d just planted your feet and stayed put, but it will … Continue reading →

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The Fishermen’s Dilemma – A Parable (Actually More About Tax Cuts and Responsibilities)

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Jim Edmonds

There was a town, of no small size, that was located by the sea. There were merchants, craftsmen, tradesmen, and, as you can imagine, a number of townsfolk who made their living by fishing, as had their ancestors. Recently the … Continue reading →

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Individual Behavior Curves (Illustrated)

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Jim Edmonds

“This idea that there is generality in the specific is of far-reaching importance.” – Douglas R. Hofstadter In the back of my mind there has always been a quiet nagging question: Why can’t the Behavior Curve enable us to reproducibly pinpoint … Continue reading →

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Perfect Storms – 1

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Jim Edmonds

“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it” – George Santayana I would really like to add, “and fail to learn from it”, but I strongly suspect that was Santayana’s point. Which would explain why his … Continue reading →

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The $100 Question

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Jim Edmonds

“A crisis is a terrible thing to waste” – Paul Romer, 2004 It’s taken a while to get to this point, but I trust you will find that it is worth it. Where we are now is the result of … Continue reading →

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