I think it was George Carlin who said that inside every cynic there's a disappointed idealist. And don't I know it. At times, my wholehearted belief in something has been the beginning of that same belief's undoing; lean in too close to examine something and the entire weight of it might come … [Read more...]
I see you through how I see myself
I was at a lunch today and we were talking about the bias we all bring into situations There are hardwired biases that we don't even know exist in ourselves and they pop in unannounced and without warning. They may be subtle or glaring but they are part of us. Without thinking I said " I am … [Read more...]
Half Full / Half Empty
Two unlikely friends, an optimist and a pessimist, try to have a picnic, and fall into a string of events that alternate rapidly between lemons and lemonade. Good News, Bad Newsby Jeff MackChronicle BooksISBN: 978 1 4521 0110 1When a chipper rabbit turns up at the edge of a grumpy mouse's mousehole, … [Read more...]