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One Hourglass & the Three Great Mysteries of Life

August 29, 2017 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

The Hourglass of Life If each day of life is one grain of sand that gravity drops from the top of life’s birth-issued hourglass to the bottom, the average American male born in 1959 is assigned 24,399 grains. One of my best friends, Samuel Jay Davis III — “Smiler” as […]

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Smartphones May Cause a Huge Mental Health Crisis

August 11, 2017 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

The blurb I have copied below ran today in Managed Care, a subscription publication popular across the health care industry. The message aligns strongly with what I wrote and teach based upon my most recent book, The Impact of Technology on Behavior & Happiness. This topic — digital addiction — is vitally important to learn […]

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Staying Upbeat in Uncertain Times

July 27, 2017 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Staying Upbeat in Uncertain Times 5 Tips to Stay Positive (note: This piece was originally written for an international in-flight magazine) Every time we board a plane we have four choices on how to pass the time. We can spend that time, waste it, invest it in something that matters, or cherish it. While the […]

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How Did You Get from “A-to-B-to-C”?

July 17, 2017 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

During a recent interview I was asked a simple but interesting question: “How did you get from A to B to C?” Ask that, or something similar, often enough and some of the answers you hear will strike you as truly remarkable. Some of my most trusted friends have come from family situations that have […]

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Writing You Own Obituary: Six Ways to Make it Extraorinary

June 13, 2017 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

As I watched the documentary film “Obit” the other day about the New York Times’ three obituary writers, what they shared triggered memories of a module I am passionate about teaching but do not teach often enough. Times being what they are, perhaps now is a good time to revisit the importance of owning the […]

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Aligning Head & Heart: How to Do So in 600 Words

March 8, 2017 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

After speaking at Colorado School of Mines yesterday about Worry Circle management and The Impact of Technology on Behavior & Happiness, one of the attendees pointed out that I mentioned the importance of keeping heart and heart aligned but didn’t explain how to do so. This was a great reflective point that deserves a written […]

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Where Are All the Good Guys?

February 4, 2017 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

As the new president steps in and deftly proves that no one is equipped to take over the world’s most important underpaying job—regardless how much he pretends he is—I watch a nation and world stewing in confused dissatisfaction. The new president has earned his record low transition disapproval ratings. An arrogant yeller and Teflon blamer […]

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Trump’s Shocking Victory: How to Accept it Quickly

November 10, 2016 by Ocean Palmer 10 Comments

Bombastic self-promoting businessman Donald Trump’s stunning upset victory in the United States presidential election was, for hundreds of millions around the world, somewhat unsettling. While opponent Hillary Clinton earned a slim preference in the cumulative popular vote, Trump’s electoral college advantage (290-232) was decisive. Combined with Trump’s Republican party regaining control of both the House of Representatives and U. S. Senate, the next […]

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Mindfulness: Finding & Protecting the Best Version of You

October 27, 2016 by Ocean Palmer 2 Comments

With more than half of voting Americans feeling stress from the current political mayhem we are forced to endure, it’s easier than any time since the Great Recession to get so lost in emotional noise we lose track of happiness and contentment. This, of course, begs the question, “What can we do to get back to, and maintain, […]

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The Impact of Technology on Behavior & Happiness: video promo clip

October 26, 2016 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

My new book is out and the reviews have been outstanding, which is a big relief since I invested 18 months and 1,500+ hours figuring this stuff out. Acceptance, of course, is every writer’s giant question mark: Will readers feel they have gotten their time and money’s worth? In the case of “The Impact of Technology on […]

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