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Post 56 – Dirty Sticks
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I suppose that it is to be expected. He is of a completely different species. Mother nature designed canines and humans tinkered with dogs for millennia. However he evolved or was bread, my dog has never had a thought he has not acted on. My wife thinks he has never had a thought. I think…
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Post 55 – Wet Feet
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Psychology used to be called a young science. At a certain point in time that was true. I guess we all used to be called young at one point. For me, it was a long time ago. Now we have new branches of science emerging almost quicker than academic departments can adapt. Put the word…
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Post 53 – Writing a Letter
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One of the main approaches to studying psychology is the cognitive approach. It suggests that mental illness, mental health, and even our very identity are based on the type and frequency of thoughts we have. There are pro’s and con’s to this approach. For a pro, this approach suggests that we have the ability to…
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Post 52 – Surfing to Sleep
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My wife doesn’t sleep well. I sympathize with her, but unfortunately, I don’t and, I suppose, can’t empathize with her. Does that make me a bad husband? Well, that might not make me a bad husband, but I’m sure there are other things I do that put me in that category. One of the things…
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Post 51 – Word Games
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I have never played Wordle or “Words with Friends.” I have rarely done crosswords and have given up on lots and lots of Suduko games. I don’t like them 99% of the time. They’re too freakin hard. But, as you know, that’s an intellectual cop-out. Difficulty is relative. They’re supposed to be difficult. That’s what…
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Post 50 – Tomato Cage
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I am an idea hoarder. I love ideas. Duh! I especially like my own ideas. I wonder if that makes me a cognitive narcissist. Probably. Heck, I made a blog/podcast where I can report and blather on about my ideas on having good ideas. But, I have to admit, I might not be a good…
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Post 48 – Teenage Wine
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When I was 13, I tried to make wine. I don’t know why. Who knows why 13-year-olds do anything? I’d like to say it was because I had an early and respectable academic interest in chemistry. But, if you knew me back then, you’d laugh at that. I didn’t drink. Not at 13. So, why?…
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Post 47 – Bad Cut of Meat
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When my wife and I were dating, she discovered I couldn’t cook. It was still early in our relationship, but far enough along that I had invited her over to dinner. As she tells it, I served rice, bread, and mashed potatoes without any veggies or protein. I don’t think that is true and based…
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Post 46 – Mulch Barrier
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It happened! I watched an idea arrive. But, it wasn’t smooth or automatic like I described in post 20, Thinking With Muscles. Ok Ok, to be honest, I only noticed it arrived after I had looked away for a fraction of a second after constantly wondering why it hadn’t shown up yet. For those who…
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Post 45 – Sleeping Jerk
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Given the title, you’d be surprised to hear that I am not talking about myself. Sorry, obligatory self-deprecating joke to self-handicap and inoculate myself against possible future negative feedback. Wow, that was a lot of self-disclosure. Really, we’re gonna talk about sleeping. Sleeping is a difficult thing to study. Kind of like whales. Both sleep…
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Post 43 – Confession and Preaching
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I was raised Catholic so I am steeped in the art and cathartic experience of admitting and confessing things. It often feels good to get something off your chest. Note, there is a debate in psychology about having a cathartic experience of an emotional release and the idea that if you think and act a…
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Post 42 – Where is My D^&M Power Cord
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Though I don’t know much about poetry, let me try to be poetic. GhoughtL good ideas are like flowers that bloom when they are ready. But you can only have flowers from the seeds you plant. And you can’t plant seeds that you don’t have which is why I write about what I know. I…
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Post 34- Bigger Batteries
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Decades ago, I bought a house at an auction. Literally, at an auction on a street, with the whole, going once, going twice, sold. I was in my early twenties and it was all I could afford. It was 900 square feet of basic living space. The 120-year-old, reclaimed hardwood floors were charming but didn’t…
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Post 32 – Christmas Vacation
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I used to have a 50 /50 love / hate relationship with vacations. When say vacations, I’m talking about everything from a weeklong trip to a destination, a long weekend off from work, and even major holidays such as Christmas. Now it is a 99 /1 love relationship. It isn’t that my vacations have changed…
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Post 31 – Bad Perfume
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I don’t like a lot of perfumes. Wait. That’s can’t be true. I haven’t smelled a lot of perfumes. So I can’t dislike a lot of them. But of the ones I’ve smelled, I don’t like most. There are some I do like. Kind of a weird way to start off a blog post or…
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Post 30 – Impatient CEO’s
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Let me start by saying the title of this post is not a dig at business leaders or decision-makers whose responsibility it is to make more money. I respect anyone who runs a business of any size. It is a much harder job than many people think it is. I wish I was better at…
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Post 21 – Conversation with Todd Dilbeck, Performance Psychologist
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Joe and Todd Dilbeck talk about failure is necessary for improvement and why ‘The Zone’ is so elusive. To get in contact with Todd Dilbeck, please visit: https://sportpsycoach.com/ Tweets by SportPsyCoach https://www.instagram.com/psycoach.spc/ https://www.facebook.com/sportpsycoach
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Post 54 – A Hero’s Entrance
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I am a huge comic book nerd. I proudly say that I was into Marvel Comics before it was cool. How the creators of a comic book can convey so much information, meaning, and yes, emotion into a few pages with very few words truly makes that medium an art. Ok, enough of me trying…
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Post – 49 No More Steps on The Ladder
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Will there be a point when a random person or God forbid, you or I can’t have any more good ideas? That is a scary-freaking thought. Worse than a clown suddenly appearing behind you as you brush your teeth for the night. Notice the cognitive bias of thinking it is OK for harm to come…
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