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Monthly Archives: October 2016
The Key Word is “Affirm” – A Russonian Take on Ward v. Wilbanks
Julea Ward has become, sadly, a whipping girl for the American Counseling Association. And because it is so easy and intellectually unchallenging to do so, demeaning her publicly has become something of a cause célèbre for the faculty in many … Continue reading
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A Land Where Process is King
I wish this were a fairy tale, but alas it is not. Imagine a world where process is king. Where process has ruled for 100’s of years. Where process and its princes have successfully subordinated outcome to indentured servitude status. Where … Continue reading
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The Orb and Its Enemies: Toxicity Squared
There once was a company called The Sharper Image. It had brick’n’mortar stores, typically in airports, but now lives on as a web-based catalog. They might have stores still – I don’t know – but the point of this story … Continue reading
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Now That You Mention It, No, I Do Not “Like”
Here is a Facebook button I would like to see: No, I Do NOT Like It (and here’s why) … The ease with which we can and do Like this or that is troubling. When I was partaking of Facebook, I found myself wanting desperately to … Continue reading
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Even Steve Jobs Said No Before He Said Yes
“Mr. Jobs was focused on the importance of saying no, more often than he said yes,” recounts John Scully (pictured), who was Steve Jobs’ boss at Apple in the early 1990’s. Yes, even Steve Jobs had bosses. The importance of slowing down and … Continue reading
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Schadenfreude is Underrated
Schadenfreude is a German word meaning “pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others.” This word is taken from German and literally means ‘harm-joy.’ It is the feeling of joy or pleasure when one sees another fail or suffer misfortune. Schadenfreude is underrated. … Continue reading
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