Category Archives: 08: Observing, Listening, Learning

Guns, Germs, and Stealing Truth (4: An American Stronghold)

Posted on June 11, 2022 by Jim Edmonds

“Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something” – attributed to Plato (~350 BC; yes, this behavior was recognized that long ago) This blog series began with the events at Sandy Hook … Continue reading →

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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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Story (On Scripts, Life, and Politics)

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Jim Edmonds

“Story telling is the creative demonstration of truth.  A story is the living proof of an idea, the conversion of idea to action” – Robert McKee Story (Robert McKee, meuthuen paperback, 2014; hardcover, HarperCollins, 1998) (here) is described on its … 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

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Jim Edmonds

“There is a considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists” – US National Park scientist, when asked why it was so extremely difficult to design bear-proof rubbish bins. The Question In the last post … Continue reading →

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The Affliction of Emotions

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Jim Edmonds

We have no problem in recognizing, or staking claim to the fact that we are highly evolved thinking beings (our conscious cognitive state) who also possess a strong free will (our conscious volitional state), both of which take significant time … Continue reading →

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Funny Things That Happened on the way into March

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Jim Edmonds

“Laughing, like elation, seems to help people think more broadly and associate more freely, noticing relationships that might have eluded them otherwise…” – Daniel Goleman And it is about this time of year when we long for a much-needed bit … Continue reading →

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Morals and Measles

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Jim Edmonds

“It will take off like wildfire” Within the last few weeks it has become apparent not only that a major measles outbreak is occurring in multiple locations (reports here and here), but that the cases are continuing to increase in numbers.  The outbreaks … Continue reading →

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7 Words to Change the World

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Jim Edmonds

“There is always a gap between the experience and the fuller truth.  One problem is that the size of the gap (between the event and our speaking out about it) is inversely proportional to what we think we already know.” A … Continue reading →

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On Developing Leadership Attributes

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Jim Edmonds

There are times when I come across something that neatly distills and packages a number of thoughts that concern the development of leaders.  Not just the “How do I develop leadership skills in my organization?” question, but the not-so-subtle question … Continue reading →

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