Ever wonder what life was like before we had gazillions of self-help books and blogs to tell us which habits and routines will make us more effective, productive, liked, even happy? How we should and shouldn’t talk, behave, work, and live? We had role models to look up to –[…] Read On
Since man could talk, he’s been searching for ever-more creative ways to sell stuff that doesn’t work and, even if it did, nobody needs in the first place. Every generation has its own version of swindlers with their bill of goods for sale. The 1800s had snake oil salesmen. The 20th[…] Read On
Flashback Friday: This is the very first Critical Thinking column I wrote for Fox Business, soon after the 2012 election. Is it me, or is it just as relevant today as it was then? The real question is, is Donald Trump the “leader” I described in the final paragraph? What do[…] Read On
Is it just me, or does it feel like the presidential election never really ended? Congress and the White House are still bogged down with investigations into Russian tampering. If Vladimir Putin’s goal was to disrupt the election process, he didn’t just succeed in that. He also succeeded in disrupting the[…] Read On
I’m a diehard Yankees fan. It’s not surprising, since I come from New York where baseball is a pretty big deal. But growing up, nearly all my friends rooted for the Mets, especially after they won the ’69 World Series and became the Miracle Mets. The Yankees, on the other hand, sucked[…] Read On
Years ago, I switched to a new primary email address but never changed it with the agencies that PR people get their databases from. To this day, it gets nearly 100 emails a day, pitching me dumb stories I never have to see. The vast majority are not mass mailings. They’re[…] Read On
“I drive myself too hard.” “I push others too far.” “When I want something badly, I don’t know when to stop.” “I don’t suffer fools gladly.” “When I’m stressed, I often take it out on others.” “I’m sometimes hard on people, but that’s what it takes to win.” If any[…] Read On