386 Guilt Cycle(s)

Guilt: Going against your own idea of what is ‘correct’. (see # 53) We usually ‘punish’ ourselves to relieve the burden of this guilt. Once punished we no longer feel that initial guilt.   OK, so? You no longer feel guilty for the initial action. Now look at your next action, the one that de-guilted … Read more

385 Stress and Distress

First the obvious: Stress is needed and useful in your life. Now the not-so-obvious: Distress is the single biggest contributor to shorten your life. Centenarians (people 100+ years old) overwhelmingly cite being able to effectively cope with Distress, as the MAJOR common denominator to their long, healthy lives.   “The usual recommendations—not smoking, not drinking, … Read more

384 Sometimes

This is the magic word /concept to cause barriers to become filters.   Is killing never good / always bad? The real life answer is … Sometimes. Killing is never good: A terrorist in a crowd, wired with a bomb that can kill many, many people. He must be killed to prevent that from happening. Do … Read more

382 The Future

The future is: * Very clean * Silent, noiseless, faster operations * Frictionless * More and more personalized * Low/no cost (ie: E-mail, FaceBook, You Tube, etc.) * Less or No moving parts (iPhone, etc.) * Less or non-intrusive (medical) * Consume less and less energy (Imagine over 1 Billion cars, …all electric!) * Generate … Read more