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The Einstellung Effect

The Einstellung Effect refers to the human tendency to repeat a known solution, even if it no longer is the optimium solution.

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Paying for Self Discipline is Expensive

I sat for my CPA exam in the late 1970s. For those of you fortunate enough not to sit for the exam,

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The Obligations of Power

I want to live in a fair society, a just society where hard work, intelligently directed, is rewarded as frequently as possible.

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Communicate with Care: Words Vary, Meanings are Many

“Writing is hard in part because words have many associations that vary among readers. Even when we carefully choose our words to

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Talent is Overrated

The basic thesis of “Talent is Overrated,” by Geoff Covin (senior editor at large for Fortune magazine), is that hard work, smart

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Natural Rights Vs. Artificial Rights

The Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, enumerates certain inalienable rights: freedom of speech, freedom of religion,

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“….a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected”

Veterans Day Tribute We live in liberty today because of those who died on our behalf in years past. As Veterans Day

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Learning to Single-Task

I like to say I multi-task. The truth is a lot closer to saying I have trouble paying attention, staying on task,

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Connecting With Your Future Self

Edward Albee won his third Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play “Three Tall Women.” Three actors on stage (four if you

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Feet of Clay

The expression “feet of clay” comes from the Old Testament (see note) and refers to the discovery of an unanticipated or even

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The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Bridesmaids

“Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

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The Joys of Thrift…(The Forgotten Pleasures of Living BENEATH Your Income)

I graduated from college in 1974 and received exactly one job offer, which I cheerfully accepted. The economy was recovering from a