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A Guarantee is Only as Good as the Guarantor

I often shake my head in dismay when I read financial “advice” columns. So many important details are glossed over. An October

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“Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior”

I recently attended a book club gathering whose participants discussed “Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior,” by Ori Brafman and Rom

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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

Life is constantly reflecting back to us. We often are most upset with others when we encounter the things we most fear

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PopCap: Prove the Savings First, Please

(Friday’s Populist Capitalist Blog Post) “I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits — either now or

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GNP vs. GNH (Gross National Happiness)

The Kingdom of Bhutan is attempting to calculate its GNH, its Gross National Happiness. And what is Gross National Happiness? Bhutan is

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Good Intentions Are Not Enough

We have good hearts and we want to help. Unfortunately, at times our attempts to help, our interventions, can be ineffective and

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Exercise Makes You Smarter

Well, at least aerobic exercise does. To create new neurons and brain connections, “it appears that various growth factors must be carried

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Face Blindness vs. Super Recognizers

Face blindness, or prosopagnosia, affects about 2% of the population. Prosopagnosia comes from the Greek: prosopon, or face, and agnosia, or ignorance.

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PopCap: Perfectionism = Gridlock

(Friday’s Populist Capitalist Blog Post) So I was standing in line the other day watching one of those ubiquitous TVs that are

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Power of Relationships: The Meaning of Gifts

We in America frequently live so far from the edge of true need that we sometimes forget the fundamental importance of relationships

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Life Is How You Look At It, Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone: Your Choice

“One of the reasons I think I’ve placed a high value on life is that my father took his.” This is how

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“Set big goals and own the responsibility for meeting them”

Wendy Kopp, CEO of Teach for America, the company that recruits for difficult teaching positions in urban and rural schools, was recently