Trust is one of the building blocks of a successful business. Breaking someone’s trust is one of the hardest things to come back from. Today we’re going to talk about dealing with trust within a group and outside it. Now there are a lot of times where you can’t choose who you associate with, but […]
Read more "Let’s Talk About the Weather: Managing Trust"People are generally very good at processing information. A lot of this is done subconsciously though and this subconscious thought puts cues into the conscious mind if the information is determined to be relevant. Today we’re going to be talking about what happens when you reach the end of conscious processing ability. That weird twilight […]
Read more "Hitting the White Wall: The Edge of Human Processing"I was talking to a friend of mine last night and she expressed that the current generation doesn’t know how to deal with the looming problems that they face. And that for the most part they feel overwhelmed at the size of the task. This can be easily explained. Many people have the tools they […]
Read more "Tools Without Skills"There are many branches of magic both in the real world and in fiction but one thing they all have in common is the concept that words contain power. This idea is shared through many different ideologies ranging from Christianity to agnostic mind over matter systems. No matter how you look at it, words have […]
Read more "Words: The Tools of Power"There have been two major factors in human decision making since human’s have existed: Risk and Reward. How much effort or damage is a pay off worth? How much benefit will I get from a certain course of action? We’ll be looking at two things that deal with these concepts today. Risk and reward have […]
Read more "The Risk and The Reward: Resource Management"A lot of different things went into the concept behind today’s post, but it mostly involves my loves of music, RPGs, weapons, and obscure methodology. Spell casters. There are number of them in D&D, but today we’re going to be focusing on the classic Wizard, the spell caster who spent years and years studying the […]
Read more "Spellslingers in the Age of Guns"There are somethings where certain people are perfectly matched for the way of life they’re in. Some are more universal, others take a special personality. But not every job or environment is for everyone and the best examples of this are things like video games and D&D. We’ll start of with D&D. As the longest […]
Read more "It’s Not for Everyone."There’s something alluring about abandoned and run down places. Urban exploring, post apocalyptic games, and archaeology all have this strange “cool factor” to them. People love seeing what came before them if they’re curious. While some may not care what happened before, others thrive on it. They learn about things that have been lost to […]
Read more "Apocalypse Tourist Trap."The gut reaction is the subconscious’s opinion given the conscious mind. A lot of the times when people ask me for advice about something I ask them what’s the first of the two options that comes to mind when they think of it. These gut reactions are generally the best options because our subconscious mind […]
Read more "People Management: Gut Reactions"Making what are viewed as large purchases, especially when you’re a freelancer, can be stressful and scary. Questions like “Is this the right thing?”, “Can I really afford that now?”, and “Will it really help me?” can plague us before and after a purchase that is out of norm. My personal preference is to research […]
Read more "The Cost of Taking a Chance: Purchasing New Equipment."
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