Potpourri of articles that have lingered with me…and have fired up the thinking gene:
1) Extend our conscious life span by 150%. The End of Sleep. (Aeon Magazine)
(DK: I need to get some of this “medicine.” Or, maybe not.)
2) Not Doing Better Than Our Parents. And Loving It. (The Umlaut.com)
(DK: Just what my kids need to read. I can hear it already. “See Dad. You have it all backwards.”)
3) Choking on China. The Superpower That is Poisoning the World. (Foreign Affairs)
(DK: I’m not Mr. Green. But, this. This is frightening.)
4) A Man of His Times (Karl Marx). (NY Times)
(DK: Hard left. Hard Right. We’re all human. )
“He is an intensely loving father, playing energetically with his children and later grandchildren, but also suffering what would now be diagnosed as a two-year depression following the death of his 8-year-old son Edgar.”)
5) Change Your Thoughts About People For a Better Life. (Steve Aitchison)
(DK: I set a modest goal after reading this post. No judging for 1 day. Outcome: Fail. I’m workin’ it. First step in recovery is recognizing…you know the line…I’m on step 2.)
6) The Happiest People Pursue the Most Difficult Problems. (Rosabeth Moss Kanter @ HBR Blog Network)
(DK: “It is hard to feel alone, or to whine about small things, when faced with really big matters..” YES. Period.)
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“medicine” in #1 – with you, Dave. i’m thinking not.
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LaDona, I’m with you.
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There’s just something about a glorious sleep (when it happens!)
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Wow, David, such interesting reading…thanks my friend. And just so we’re clear on #5 ~ I try to keep my judging ONLY to birds that wear bonnets, that’s ALL. 🙂
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Funny. You are a Saint. And you can’t let go of the Red Bishop. It’s haunting you Carol. Let the poor creature go.
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🙂
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Quite an assortment of ideas. I definitely don’t need 150% more stimulus to prevent sleep!
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Fascinating panoply of ideas here, David. You never cease to amaze. Personally, I don’t think you get ANY sleep, as you seem to ferret out more interesting stuff in a day than I do in a week–incredible! Keep it coming–your blog is always food for my brain!
And in the spirit of giving, I offer a link to a discussion that I heard recently and found fascinating. It’s an interview with a professor of marketing and psychology who’s written a new book on how subtle cues affect our thoughts and behavior. I found it intriguing…
http://www.npr.org/2013/04/05/176339686/drunk-tank-pink-finds-clues-to-behavior
Cheers, Lori
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Thank you Lori. I’m on your NPR link. Thanks for pointing me to it.
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Ditto Lori…though I have nothing else to give this morning, other than the belief in the premise of the last article you mention.
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🙂
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China….I need to get outside my little world a little more often…not sure if I’m wishing I was still blissfully unaware or incredibly thankful. The latter I’m sure. Thanks for you posts, Dave. Makes all the “little things” in my world seem so minute!!
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Knowing where you live, I’d go with incredibly thankful…Thanks for dropping Nat.
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wow! The portrait is stunning, I love the wrinkles and the contrast. That is black and white at it’s best!
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It is, loved it too!
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