That’s the number of false statements in the two years following September 11, 2001 the Bush administration made about the national security threat posed by Saddam Hussein’s Iraq – according to the count of The Center for Public Integrity. At least. Mark Morford has an interesting column about this count, pointing out that while all Presidents have made false statements (some of them even outright lied), Bush & Co. have taken it to an entirely new level. The incompetence and some of the false pretenses are also very well documented in No End in Sight, a documentary by Charles Ferguson. … Continue reading »
Jan 302008
Jan 302008
Damian Peterson summarized the definitions of genes and memesvery well. These two terms are important in understanding evolution, especially if the discussion involves Richard Dawkins since he originated the term “meme.” Damian’s summary is much more succinct than the blurbs about both terms on Wikipedia, which in my opinion, makes the post very helpful!
Jan 282008
No, it’s not a New Age thing… I just realized that the front page of my blog is completely empty (hence this post) – why? Because I am hiding a couple of categories since they are displayed on pages (see book summaries and healing tools) and I don’t want to duplicate content. This hiding prevents them from showing up on the front page but WordPress still counts them. So, displaying 5 hidden posts means no posts are displayed on the front page! Sigh. Hopefully, someone with better coding ability will figure out a way to hide categories without this side-effect… … Continue reading »
Jan 272008
In her book, Married to the Job, Ilene Philipson takes us on an eye-opening journey through today’s work-world. Philipson argues that the loss of community from the historical sources – neighborhood, church, clubs – drives many people to marrying their job, not only spending lots of hours there but also letting the job and the company’s culture define who they are and our worthiness (1). She calls this phenomenon “dangerous from the individual’s, the corporation’s, and society’s perspective” (32). Through case histories and societal analyses, Philipson paints a rather bleak picture to which she can only offer a partial solution … Continue reading »
Jan 272008
(This example is based on Byron Katie’s Four Questions, which I have found useful as an application of REBT/CBT. As far as I know, there have been no scientific studies of The Work, nor is Katie a licensed anything, nor am I, though, so take this with a grain of salt…). My son should clean up his room. Is it true? Yes! Absolutely! It’s a total mess! Can you absolutely know that it’s true? No, I cannot absolutely know that it’s true. How do you react when you think that thought? I feel guilty because my son’s room is a … Continue reading »
Ideas which create self-defeating behavior Way of Being Your “At Effect” Programming 1 Emotionally Dependent The idea that we must have love and approval from all the people we find significant. Placing undue importance on what other people think of us. 2 The Perfectionist The idea that our personal worth is determined by our performance and achievement. We must always prove competent and flawless in order to be considered of value as a human being. 3 The Blamer The idea that when people act obnoxiously and unfairly toward us, they are Wrong and we should judge them and blame … Continue reading »
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