The Assumptions Beneath Modern Life (podcast interview)
Learning only works when you're responsible, when you're engaged with real actions, and you're aware of the results of your actions.
Tending Your Inner Garden (podcast)
We’re all stupid. You have to improve yourself. Consider yourself as a garden that needs to be tended.
Hellbilly: The Darker Side of Appalachia (podcast interview)
I talk about group-think, socialized behavior, and how one achieves independent and creative thought.
How To Be a Social Animal (podcast $)
I was in the checkout line two days ago behind a truly beautiful young woman. I guess she was 23. I wondered why I see so few people like this?
Learn to be Smart (podcast)
You have not been misled. You’ve allowed yourself to become stupid.
Using It or Losing It (podcast $)
“Use it or lose it” applies to health and skill, and could be applied to other things, such as emotion, initiative, empathy, self-respect, and responsibility. Does it also apply to democracy?
Focusing On Madness (podcast $)
You may thinkTrump deranged, but do you have clear boundaries regarding the dysfunctional behavior of yourself and those around you?
Let’s Address Insanity (podcast)
Why is no one talking about Donald Trump being insane? Why do we we quibble about insane behavior?
Psychology and the Family Game (podcast)
Real life disappoints; we want a second chance. Beyond play, family games are communal, collaborative, cathartic, and suggestive.
On the Killing of Charlie Kirk ($)
Understand the assassin; the murderer’s mainstream political, cultural, and religious affiliations are beside the point.
Survivorship Bias in Searching the Extremes
If you have to take big risks to maintain your state of mind, are you playing a winning or a losing game? Maybe success is..
Being Shortsighted is Stupid (podcast $)
Progress means investment in novelty, discomfort, collaboration, mistakes, honesty, and mutual support. There is no choice; progress requires mistakes.