When people are afraid, they are more likely to vote into office a strongman — someone that they think will bravely lead them through. Unfortunately, these men (and they’re always men), are usually authoritarians. We must be aware of this and guard against it. Why are we scared? Our children…

You have made an elegant comparison – running and writing. When I am uncomfortable running I think, I only have thirty more minutes. I can do just about anything for thirty minutes. And when I am writing I set a timer and approach it in 30-minute chunks. I can do anything for thirty minutes.

I hardly ever watched TV. I grew up in a time and place where there wasn't much and we only got two channels anyway. I go for long walks in the morning and listen to audiobooks - a lot of them. During the pandemic I bought a treadmill and walked indoors. So I watched TV. I am a published writer, and I feel like watching TV for those 18 months improved my writing immeasurably. For me, it was mostly how to end each chapter with a cliff hanger to keep readers wanting more. That's what TV series do. Thanks for the article.

And then there's that story about the guy who wanted to lose weight but couldn't resist buying ice cream at the shop he passed every day walking home. So he changed his route. Problem solved.

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One of our clients has an incredibly valuable series of patents. The highly effective product made by his patented manufacturing system has recently skyrocketed with the pandemic. His timing was excellent by any estimation. The only problem is that several companies have blatantly knocked off his product without any repercussions…

Best Use: Increase the accuracy of any forecast. In 1906, Francis Galton discovered what we now call, the wisdom of crowds. At a farmers’ fair in Plymouth he came upon a contest where crowd members had to guess the weight of an ox. Around 800 people wrote their guesses on tickets and the person with a guess that…

Consider this hack: listening to news or audiobooks while walking or jogging. That way you can be healthier and lose weight (if that's your objective) over time while still giving in to the attention stealers.