Personal Growth: Identify Your Needs and NEEDS!
When I begin working with people with dysfunctional life inertias, I ask them what their needs and NEEDS! are. Most often, they are unable to describe either. Many people don’t know what drives them to think, feel, and act in unhealthy ways. They also are so far out of touch with their real needs that […]
Read MoreTechnology: Is Technology the New Opiate of the Masses?
Karl Marx famously called religion the “opiate of the masses.” Well, to paraphrase Reggie Hammond, Eddie Murphy’s character in the film 48 Hours, “There’s a new opiate in town and its name is technology.” Yes, folks, everywhere you look these days, you see people “shooting up” their technological “drug” of choice, whether emails, text messages, […]
Read MoreLatest News: New York Times Magazine Letter to the Editor
My Letter to the Editor was published in the New York Times Magazine today in response to the cover story from two weeks ago about the popularity of so-called “stupid games” that can be played on smartphones:
Read MoreParenting: Should Parents Raise Their Own Children?
This is, I realize, a rather heretical question to ask given the size of the “parent-industrial complex,” the fact that the word parent has morphed from being a noun (i.e., what someone is) into a verb (i.e., what someone does), and the recent proliferation of “I am a better parent than you” genre of books […]
Read MoreSki Racing: Next Season Starts…NOW!
Note: This article is an encore presentation of an article I wrote at the end of last season. The race season is finally over. After a long and demanding winter, you’re probably tired of skiing (regardless of whether the season was a triumph or a disappointment). It’s time to hang up your skis, pack away […]
Read MorePersonal Growth: Do You Have ‘Complete Freedom’ in Your Life?
My series of posts on “life inertia” has been exploring the role that it plays in where your life has been, where it is now, and where it is heading. As you consider ways to change your life inertia, it’s helpful to have a vision of the direction you want your life to go. This […]
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