From what I've been seeing, reading, and hearing in discussions with friends on five continents, one of the major challenges during COVID-19's unexpected housebound life challenges stems from what to do with the time that mandated self-isolation … [Read more...]
Social Distancing: How to Avoid Ending up in Freakadelphia
As frustration boils in the USA from lack of preparedness, leadership, it is safe to assume that things will get far worse before they get even slightly better. With state governors looking locally instead of Washington for action-centric steps to … [Read more...]
Ten Ways to Deal with Social Distancing
Travel restrictions and forced social behavioral change will be much harder for some than others. For people who habitually keep their own lives interesting, being sequestered or having movements restricted is inconvenient but not jarring. Folks who … [Read more...]
Ocean Palmer’s Top 10 Movies of 2019
Top 10 Films of the Year #11-#20 Honorable Mentions too I saw 160 films in the cinema last year, which clearly means bartenders are suffering. Every movie gets a one-sentence review along with a rating from 0-to-5 fingers. Zero means … [Read more...]
Life Without a Cell Phone? Possible or Impossible?
The Case of the Vacationing Cell Phone Could you go a month without one? I have ... and it's not all bad. Matter of fact, it will be six weeks tomorrow. If my friend Aleena Imran succeeds in her persistent attempt to get it released from customs … [Read more...]
How to Know if You Are Plateauing
The first of the year brings discarded pine trees, extra trash to the sidewalk, and increased de-cluttering physically and emotionally. Early January is the #1 time for internet dating website registrations, as well as people filing for divorce. With … [Read more...]
New book in 2020!
New Release this Summer! This is a working cover draft for my upcoming book, a life skills guide that explains in story form how to protect our heads in a world of increasing digital chaos. The book is written to be a fun, breezy read that utilizes … [Read more...]
From Pakistan: The Big Five
One of the greatest gifts of my work is where it takes me and the people I meet. Together we make the world a little bit smaller, a responsibility I own whether crossing the big pond going east or west. I was recently coaching an executive in … [Read more...]
New Projects
Much of the year has been focused on behavioral-based research, teaching, coaching, and writing. These subjects and programs seem to be resonating louder than ever--with larger and more diverse audiences than ever--and for that I credit the cranial … [Read more...]
Why the Democratic Debates Help None of the Candidates
As the Democratic party argues on national television for global consumption about how bad each other is, lost in their behaviors is the foolhardy approach that mudslinging is. The first rule of selling is not to disparage your own products or … [Read more...]