Methodologies: Shivs

People generally get uncomfortable when topics involve the study of violence. Violence has been an unfortunately necessary part of human history. It shapes how the world works and was once a heavily studied subject. Many times violence’s basic tactics transfer over to the rest of the world. Today we’re going to be working with methodologies […]

Workplace Management: Team and Environment

We have to deal with other people in some way when we’re doing our jobs. Whether that’s customers, co-workers, or management we have to deal with people. This can be through electronic means or it can be through direct interaction. We also have to deal with our environment. This can be our office, a job […]

The Cost of Panic: Poor Mindsets

Have you ever had your hands shake? Like an uncontrollable tremor that you normally don’t have? I have. It generally has indicated that I’ve had too much sugar before going for too long without food. It’s alarming, and I can’t help but think of it as the perfect analogy of the feeling of panic. When […]

Predatory Mindsets: Means to an End

In my recent outings and a few stories that have reached me from my friends, I have realized there is a huge lack of understanding of certain mindsets. Particularly predatory mindsets in regards to ourselves and the world around us. There are problems when certain individuals get sheltered from the ways of the world. Especially […]

Personality Management: The Two Extremes

We all have extremes in our personalities. They may not be the same amount as other people’s extremes but they are still extremes for us. Some may think treating themselves is having an extra chocolate bar or another glass of wine while others will go on six hour benders of booze and dancing. They’re extreme […]

Prioritization in the Face of Failure

Sometimes we encounter failure you matter how harder we try. When this happens we go into “Damage Control” and to salvage the situation as best we can. Today we’re going to be looking at what I feel was a failure on my part and a look at what I did to salvage the situation. In […]

Storytelling and Lost Potential.

Storytelling is absolutely a skill and sometimes we start of with a good basis and then we waste our potential. This generally comes from telling rather than showing in a story. It’s more fulfilling for the viewer or reader to connect the dots themselves and then have their beliefs confirmed or denied by the evidence […]

Self Management: What Keeps Us Going And What Holds Us Back.

Today we’re going to be talking about a number of things that can help us but in the wrong amounts can harm our chances of success. These topics are stimulants, pride, and familiarity. Each one has some benefit and some negative aspects. Now most of the examples for today come from one of my favorite […]

The Cost of Information: Information Buying and Selling

I recently watch the MCDM Productions ply through of the Dune board game. And I have to say I fell in love with the game almost immediately. Not only was there the interesting Dune themes but there was the emphasis of a socio-political conflict where information, subterfuge, and money matter more than the number of […]

Good Team Work: Knowing Your Companions

There are just people you mesh with really well. They complement you in some way. Whether that’s in the way they use their resources, how they interact with you, or how they carry out their tasks. We all find one or more people that work very well with us. This causes us to gravitate to […]

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Month: October 2019