Sexual predators use a pattern of soothing jargon designed to pacify victims as they are stripped of their humanity, and hope is voided from their souls. We see similar patterns of language used by other abusers whose victims are resist their assault. These patterns extend into the business world by way of cowardly leadership afraid of, “rocking the boat.” “Look, let
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This is a summary of my recent learnings of North American history in context of contemporary events. Studying history has opened the time aperture through which I look at our current situation. I am reticent to admit my negligence in considering the past prior to this year. To understand the authoritarian state of the US today, we cannot look back
In late September 2002, on a campground in Southwestern New Hampshire, United States I sat around a small fire in the woods with some of my best friends. We all met for the first time 5 years prior. We bonded over live music, and pro-wrestling. Our host’s brother in-law, a self-avowed nazi, was joining for the weekend. Dennis, the self-avowed
Growing up with a modicum of privilege in the United States during the end of the 20th century we dreamed of the things we could do with our freedom, “to.” We could leave home to make riches and buy big cars, big houses, big boats, big vacations. We had big dreams for things. In those times we took our freedoms,
What causes some to be more fearful than others? When two people are exposed to the same stimulus under the same conditions why does one person respond with panic, isolation, and defensiveness? While the other responds with calm, curiosity, and resolve? Research indicates that more grey matter in the anterior cingulate cortex equals more liberal, less fearful responses. Larger right
This weekend I did a job I had never done before. I’m not talking about a job on the other side of the shop, or org chart. I’m talking about completely new and different work to me. I went to work with people whom I had never before worked, materials I had never handled, technologies I had never seen, and
I have cut drivers off who are just trying to merge into traffic. I have walked into buildings and not held the door open for the person behind me. I have emptied my shopping cart and not put the cart in the “return cart here” coral. I have examined apples in the produce section without being welcoming to the others