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The Daily Dozen

June 9, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

I received an electronic note yesterday from a fellow I worked with more than a decade ago. Ours is a professional relationship rather than a personal one, so what he wrote really hit home. He recalled something I taught in a seminar perhaps fifteen years ago. It hit home with him and he embraced it. […]

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Pet Peeves: Why They’re Good to Talk About

May 23, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

The kitchen, apparently, is a battlefield. Former TV chef Juan-Carlos Cruz, host of the Food Network’s canceled cooking show Calorie Commando, was arrested recently by Santa Monica police for solicitation to commit murder. Cruz allegedly asked several homeless men to kill his wife. About five miles from my home, a Colorado woman was just sentenced […]

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Why Love Hurts

April 27, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

“Treat people like kings and kings like people and you’ll get along with everybody.” — Muhammad Ali A friend recently dropped me a note, curious for my take on why romantic breakups takes such a tough emotional toll. There are, I believe, three behavioral nuances that blend to create seasickness between-the-ears following a disrupted romance. […]

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A Small Box from the Postman

April 10, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

I was working at home Thursday afternoon when the postman rang. I opened the door and had to sign for a small box he was holding. While surprised to see him I knew what was inside. I signed and printed my name, accepted the box, and took it back to my office. Instead of opening […]

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How to Get Closure

March 17, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Ah, the dictionary’s most dreaded seven-letter word, defined thusly: “noun. A permanent end of business. Barring of access. A sense of finality.” Real life’s definition is never so simple. Real life defines closure as something we do to others before they do it to us, on a full sprint en route to running and hiding. […]

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Why Road Rage Occurs

January 31, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

My college roommate has never been an easy guy to cohabit with, a lesson his wife soon learned. He can be obnoxious. She is strong-willed. They make a fiery pair. A few years ago he was griping about needing some space. She took his dinner plate—complete with steak and baked potato—opened the kitchen door, and […]

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What’s Your Head: A Castle or Open Bar?

January 25, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

The more things we invent to simplify our lives, the more complicated they’ve become. With sensory assault bombarding us with relentless velocity from every conceivable direction—and some new ones COMDEX hasn’t unveiled yet—it’s no wonder heads are spinning. Which begs the question, “Is your head getting crowded, too?” Since competition for mindshare is increasing—some of […]

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What Would You Trade?

January 11, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

I was in Manhattan recently, a guest on an hour-long syndicated radio show. This was my second appearance on the program and I was happy to be invited back. The host is a happy and chatty sort and the hour flies by. Near the end of the program he proffered an opinion against which I […]

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The 5-Minute Shortcut

January 3, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

If I were to judge America’s most worrisome cities by the radio shows I’ve done, I’d pick New York and Seattle. Worriers are everywhere, so maybe it’s just that the radio jocks in those markets live in thinner career eggshells than constituents elsewhere. I have a good handle on the interlocking elements of an interesting […]

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How to Worry Less During the Holidays

December 12, 2009 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

The five keys to worrying less during the holiday season are: Stay busy. Avoid self-caused worries (such as overconsumption). Be significant in the lives of others. Commit random acts of kindness. Want less. Stay busy. People with idle time tend to worry more than people whose time is preoccupied. Fill each day with actionable pursuits […]

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