For reading between the lines with greater comprehension
We declare beliefs as though they were things we possess, things that are with us constantly. “I have a belief” is commonly treated as equivalent to “I have a nose.” Even sophisticated psychologists talk like this. When they summarize research with “74% of Americans believe that heaven is real,” they don’t get specific about what […]
Sure-fire recipes are wonderful things, and the history of civilization can be read as the search for and discovery of such recipes. Unfortunately, it can also be read as a long line of claims to have discovered allegedly sure-fire recipes that turn out to be not so sure-fire after all. Every day we experience the […]
It’s commonly held that critical feedback never has to hurt so long as you deliver it tactfully. Tact transcends all resistance. There’s a nice way to say anything. I live by that belief and promote it to my students. I tell them to assume that there’s nothing they can’t say to anyone as long as […]
I left a band recently. I had my reasons but wasn’t sure whether to share them on exit. I didn’t want to be dishonest. I can remember times when people gave me vacuous excuses for parting with me. Here I had invested heavily in a relationship and they were too stingy to let me in […]
Have you ever blackmailed someone? I attempted to blackmail a policeman the other evening. I was driving somewhere in my usual hurry. After I rolled through a stop sign, he trailed me and gave me a ticket. I acted put out, sullen, unfriendly. He remained cheerful. After he gave me the ticket, he said, “Drive […]
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