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Tag Archives: fundamental principles
The Jump From Benign Conspiracy Theories to Fake News to Hate Vitriol
On most occasions we would find something minorly amusing when the media presents us with a wacky conspiracy theory. The Earth Is Flat 1 comes to mind, as possibly does The Moon Landing Was Faked.2 However, some conspiracy theories loom much larger … Continue reading
Posted in 00: Bubbles, 04: Games People Play, 06: Incomplete Information, 11: Growth, 12: Character, 13: Values & Self, 14: Behavior, 16: Culture, Gap Theory
Tagged behavior, character, conspiracy theories, culture, fake news, fundamental principles, Gap Theory, human nature, incomplete information, learning, practiced behavior, regression to the cultural mean, zero sum
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Thought Provoking Articles from 2018
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
Posted in 00: Bubbles, 02: Value Added, A Definition, 06: Incomplete Information, 07: Getting It, 14: Behavior, 16: Culture, Gap Theory
Tagged Added Value, behavior, culture, either/or, fundamental principles, Gap Theory, human nature, incomplete information, learning, practiced behavior, professed behavior, regression to the cultural mean, survival instincts
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My, That’s Interesting!
“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
When Truth Isn’t Truth
“This is going to become a bad meme.“ – Chuck Todd (NBC interview) A bad meme, indeed. It’s bigger, way bigger than that. On the good side, the meme throws a spotlight on the fact that we really do live … Continue reading
Posted in 00: Bubbles, 04: Games People Play, 06: Incomplete Information, 07: Getting It, Lessons from History
Tagged Added Value, behavior, Bubbles, culture, dealing with people, fundamental principles, human nature, incomplete information, learning, life experience, negative sum game, people management, positive sum game, practiced behavior, professed behavior, Quantum Mechanics, Reality, Relativity, values, Worldview, zero sum game
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The Way We Think (3): The Conservative Disadvantage
One of the most interesting insights from diving into Moral Foundations Theory (MFT) (1) was reading about the reactions of the research team while they were dealing with the results from their research and viewing these results in light of the … Continue reading
Posted in 04: Games People Play, 06: Incomplete Information, 07: Getting It, 14: Behavior, 16: Culture, Gap Theory
Tagged behavior, conservative, culture, fundamental principles, Gap Theory, incomplete information, liberal, moral foundations theory, positive sum game, repugnant conclusion, values, zero sum game
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There Is No Gravity. Things Fall.
I really didn’t know where to begin on this one. Well, actually, how to continue because I had already begun laughing hysterically. The post title derives from a comment by a person who recently attended a Flat Earth Conference in North … Continue reading
Success or Failure?
Why do some people succeed and others don’t? … That question has plagued people for eons. And plagued for me over the last 55 years. Too often the explanation has been an Either/Or one: some people work harder, others don’t. … Continue reading
Posted in 03: The Peter Principle, 05: People, 06: Incomplete Information, 09: Doing, 11: Growth, 13: Values & Self, 14: Behavior, 16: Culture, 17: Choice, Career, Gap Theory
Tagged Added Value, behavior, career, culture, dealing with people, either/or, fundamental principles, Gap Theory, incomplete information, learning, marriage, motivation, parenting, people management, personality, Peter Principle, practiced behavior, repugnant question, righteous mind, skills, success, SWOT, temperament, values
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Thought Provoking but Obscure Articles from 2017
So little time, so many good articles, so many great books, so much fake and misleading “news” … (sigh) Here, in no particular order, are the pieces that helped make my reading year most enjoyable, informative, and often challenging. Ground … Continue reading
Instant Inconsistencies
“Damn the torpedoes inconsistencies, full speed ahead!” – Just about Everybody. Formula 1 has its Silly Season (rumors about which driver is moving to which team), but traditionally that happens only near the end of each year’s races. It appears … Continue reading
Gap Theory 4 – And Another Stupid Thing We Do
“One of the poets, whose name I cannot recall, has a passage, which I am unable at the moment to remember, in one of his works, which for the time being has slipped my mind, which hits off admirably this … Continue reading
Posted in 05: People, 06: Incomplete Information, 07: Getting It, Career, Gap Theory
Tagged @jessicahagy, career, dealing with people, filter, fundamental principles, gap, Gap Theory, hersey blanchard, incomplete information, information trap, knowledge, learning, mentoring, organize, people management, place of little effort, practice, practiced behavior, process, situational leadership, understanding, understanding erosion, wisdom, wisdom path
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