Straight versus Crooked Thinking
Suppose we want a belief system built on evidence and sound, rational thinking. In that case, we will need straight (analytical, logical) thinking to comprise a convincing faith of our
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What Is Straight Thinking? — Introductory Thoughts
These articles will now change in nature somewhat. My new book (proposed release date in late April of 2021) is titled Who Am I? We are what we think. So, the book
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Change the World by Changing How We Think
Here’s an age-old remedy for diseases of the mind: Change the way you think and you change who you are. Furthermore, when you change who you are, you change the
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Ours Is a Dysfunctional Culture
Parents are frustrated and hurting with the challenges of the current dysfunctional culture. It’s dysfunctional because it contradicts itself. Furthermore, it encourages our youth to believe in an angry, self-centered,
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Understanding for this Changing World
The world is changing — FAST! We find it hard to understand why people think the way they do. It is especially hard for parents to understand why their youth
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Manage Emotions to Strengthen the Grip on Yourself
Keep three words in mind when you want to use more tools to teach yourself and others to manage emotions. They are: distract, disconnect, reframe. All three are ways to
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Creating A New Mind — Where to Start
Key to our success in controlling emotions is… Well, let me ask you a question. Do you remember what lies at the core of all conscious human functioning (behavior) and
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Manage Emotions to Strengthen the Grip on Yourself
Keep three words in mind when you want to use more tools to teach yourself and others the management of emotions. They are: distract, disconnect, reframe. All three are ways to
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Using Our Rational Brain to Get a Grip on Ourselves
Using words we all can readily understand, the emotional brain needs to be calmed down at times, especially when we are in the grip of an emotional outburst. So far,
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Healthy Emotions! What Is Their Value?
Emotional Control (continued) Have you ever noticed that happy people tend to control their emotions better than angry people? I wonder why? Happiness produces a state of relaxation and in
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Executive Skills – Add to Yours
If you lead a company or a team in a company, your executive skills may be what put you in that position. Now, however, frustration has set in as you
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Changing the Source of All Our Mental Darkness
All hate, destructive anger, and black-heartedness come from a well-known source. We must change the source of hate, bitterness, and all our mental darkness. So what is that source? We
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