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Wisdom & Loneliness

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According to recent published research, loneliness is increasing. Despite technology’s instant access to everyone everywhere, researchers have identified three periods of adulthood when moderate-to-severe feelings of loneliness tend to spike: Our late-twenties. Our mid-fifties. Our late-eighties. One of the big surprises researchers discovered is that three-fourths of all study participants reported moderate-to-high levels of loneliness. […]

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Devotion: An Exquisite Element of Life

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Devotion. When it comes to important elements of life, do you have it or is it lacking? Devotion comes with strong emotional bonds, which help determine who you are, the choices you make, and the personal brand you exhibit. Definition:“A keen, committed, and loyal commitment. Zealous or ardent in attachment, loyalty, or affection.”  Gaps in life can be filled several action-oriented ways. […]

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Trump’s Biggest Problem

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Like most Americans, I am suffering from bickering fatigue. The more emotional the president acts as special investigator Robert Mueller’s investigation creeps toward 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue the more determinedly his intimidated Republican defenders dig in and defend, and more confidently opposition Democrats anticipate blood in the water. What’s going on is unprecedented in modern American […]

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Five Keys to Staying Positive in Trying Times

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In 2007  the global recession toppled dominoes around the world. Around the world we shared a common enemy, which was economic instability. Flash forward a decade: Today  global angst looks like a life-sized Lego puzzle. Divisiveness rules,  mistrust abounds, and conclusion-jumping has leap-frogged a long assumed, more traditional respect for measured, fact-based, contemplative thought. What’s […]

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Trump & His Dead Cats

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I was watching an interview on TV the other evening where respected newsman Bob Schieffer was asked about Donald Trump’s relentless creation of conflict-driven chaos and all the hand grenades Trump keeps lodging to change the national dialogue. Schieffer said something very interesting about how Trump does it and why it works. Trump is not […]

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How to Deal with Phone Addiction

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Dealing with Phone Addiction: A Second Perspective Author Adam Alter recently released a book about dealing with phone addiction. As this topic comprise a nice chunk of my book The Impact of Technology on Behavior & Happiness, I thought I would share his five suggestions and add a few comments. While some of Alter’s findings […]

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Independence Day: Cutting the Cord with Facebook for A Full, Glorious Month

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July 4th: Independence Day   In my book The Impact of Technology on Behavior & Happiness I spent a lot of time researching and writing about the rise of Facebook and its permeation across the global landscape. How the site operates today is radically different than how it was built, and the dark side of today’s […]

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Working in a Digital World: The 6 Keys to Skill Development

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Nothing has changed the talent development profession as much as the global recession’s propulsion of a heavily wired, increasingly dependent digital world. Innovation exploded, cost dropped, ease of use took quantum steps forward, and permeation mushroomed. User motivations grew from convenience to necessity. Information is everywhere — too much at times — and the challenge […]

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