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In a conversation with my friend, Raghu Ananthanaryanan, he mentioned that he listens to others as though his life depends on it. At the...
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tmilus
- Sep 27
- 1 min
In doing what I am doing...
What am I really doing? I have a friend in India who has been involved in Yogic coaching for more than two decades. In a conversation one...
tmilus
- Sep 20
- 6 min
Power...
In reviewing this blog entry, I was once again reminded that I write very academically. Having been in academia for over 30 years, trying...
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- Feb 15, 2021
- 2 min
Passages
I haven't posted anything for nearly three months. There was such craziness on so many fronts that I just sat back to watch for a while....
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- Nov 2, 2020
- 5 min
End of Times?
As I read the New York Times this morning, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse came to mind. I haven’t read anything about those guys for...
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- Oct 27, 2020
- 2 min
Can We Talk?
Prior to eight months ago, most of us had daily lives that involved other people. We didn't always recognize it, but it was there. People...
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- Oct 20, 2020
- 2 min
Cynicism Abounds
The election for the next president of the United States is just around the corner. It seems nearly impossible to ignore the cynicism...
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- Oct 9, 2020
- 3 min
We are 'stuck'
Although the 2020 U.S. presidential election shares center stage with the Covid-19 virus, the problem is bigger than that. We are stuck,...
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- Aug 10, 2020
- 3 min
The Actor-Observer Bias
I was reminded of it the actor-observer bias this morning as I read a New York Times article about how the two major American political...
tmilus
- Jul 6, 2020
- 3 min
The Courage to Put "Us" First
The American culture is one of individualism. We celebrate the thought that anyone can rise to the top...with enough gumption. We...
tmilus
- May 14, 2020
- 3 min
Complexity is here...with Chaos right behind!
Many of us might describe the image associated with today's post as "complex." I would describe it as "complicated." Complex things have...
tmilus
- Apr 24, 2020
- 3 min
Stamina
Life these days seems to drag on with little relief in sight. Some aspects of the Covid-19 virus situation seem to be leveling off...in...
tmilus
- Apr 17, 2020
- 4 min
Taking a Deeper Dive
In a New York Times editorial today, Neil Irwin commented that surprising ripple effects we see as result of this current Covid-19 crisis...
tmilus
- Apr 13, 2020
- 2 min
Why is this sooooo difficult?
The sheltering-in-place order has been in effect for about 3 weeks now in California. Although we are free to go outside our houses, take...
tmilus
- Apr 4, 2020
- 3 min
"Your Business, or Your Life" as a System
We are in the midst of very challenging times. We are used to hearing about some natural disaster somewhere other than where we live. We...
tmilus
- Mar 30, 2020
- 2 min
Things are "going viral"
As a nation, and as a world, we have never seen times like these with the Covid-19 virus. Everyone is sheltering in place. The grocery...