Archive for the 'Critical Thinking' Category

Expectation Theory: Be Careful What You Don’t Hope For Because You Might Get It!

“Well, what did you expect?!” Many folks are caught off guard by the above query on account of they were not expecting ANYTHING. Here they were, just navigating their personal stream of consciousness and then Bam! Their apple cart is tipped over for no apparent reason. And what is puzzling the person whom asks this [...]

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Trouble Brewing? Make Mine a Double!

Could you use a hand? Do the expectations surrounding you seem more suited to a Clone & Kin tag-team than the single round grudge match you signed up for? If so  – take heed – because the pressure you feel is exactly the same as 90% of your fellow humans, whom like you have sooner [...]

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I Heard This Guy’s Life Slipping Away and I Kinda Saved Him!

Dying In The Gears Of A Combine – NOT GOOD My brother-in-law / good friend Cal was inside the combine. You know, one of those machines used to make bread? Anyway, something was jammed up internally and he left the combine idling and climbed up inside on the straw-walkers. (things a person shouldn’t ought to [...]

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Why Don’t More People Believe In Themselves & Why Do We Hear Voices?

Julian Jaynes The Bicameral Mind Take a quick look at Julian Jaynes and his work on why humans think they hear voices and what might be causing this phenomenon. His theory explains much about our wacky history. Thank you, friend. Barry out. Bicameralism

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There Is No White Knight In Shining Armor Coming To Save Us

Someone is looking out for me – I can feel it. Right now at this very moment they are pondering my incredible value to the universe and plotting how best to lavishly reciprocate my selfless contribution to mankind.  Oh yeah! And somewhere deep down I’ve got this sneaking suspicion that my gain will be so [...]

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When Family Become Strangers and Strangers Become Family

So, you hate your mother?! Well, familiarity breeds contempt. I see that you keep the new car spotless while the old auto gathers dust in the back yard. That’s familiarity breeding contempt. You say that last year’s wardrobe is garbage because its so “yesterday” but this new outfit you’re wearing today is wonderful? Hmm. Like [...]

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Stop Talking About What You Don’t Want & Start Thinking About What You Do

When my finger is up like this, I do the talking – You got that?! “EVERY TIME WE COME HERE…” “You want a candy from the vending machines! Now Stop It!” I watched the drama unfold between a young father and his four or five year old son from my sideline vantage point in a [...]

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Easily Read Twenty Four Books a Year Using This Toilet Training Technique

You still have to pull your pants down Lets say you go to the bathroom. And like most other full of crap folks, you squeeze out two number twos a day. There, you’ve already got the makings of your own poop learning center. Garbage Out & Good Stuff In Statistics about learning / reading for [...]

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Something Stinks About The Law of Attraction – This is How To UnStink It

Inspector Gadget Yes, there is a force called attraction and another called un-attraction. This is how it works: Do you prefer some foods, people or places more and prefer others less? That’s it. That’s the force we’re talking about. Most of  the gobbly-gook that is being written about the law of attraction is actually enticing [...]

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A Thousand Word Post About Life Condensed to Fifteen Words

Learn From Mistakes Think About Others Try Everything Once You Effect Outcomes Stuff Adds Up ************* Thank you, friend. Barry out.

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