Tag: growth
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So I asked ChatGPT a question…
I was doing some research on the state of things in the world and decided to have my research assistant (that’s how I refer to my ai account) to pull some news data from the web when it occurred to me war, as disgusting as it is, always benefits someone. Clearly that someone is not…
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Words worth remembering
Watch what you say, or they’ll be calling you a radical, a liberal…Roger Hodgson of Supertramp 1979
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#218
the balloon goes up once more loose the dogs of war how can this be peace I don’t recognize so much about my country right now, but is that because my country has changed or have my eyes simply been opened?….
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The Problem with Homelessness
I have noticed lately that people have been asking me—because I’m a psychologist—what I think about “the homeless problem.” The question is almost always followed by a sidebar like, “It’s a lot of mental illness stuff, right?” Depending on who is asking, I’ll sometimes give what I call the simple answer: “Not as much as…
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Word to the those who seek help from my kind
I’ve been a psychotherapist for closing on 20 years and while I can say I’ve seen a lot I certainly have not seen it all. I saw something today that threw me off enough to break my silence and write this post. It was a subreddit I follow and the post was from a young…
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Interesting….
As a general rule I don’t participate in the comment sections of the various social media platforms I peruse as I drink my morning coffee. My opinion is they have become a bastion of hate and division and I really don’t need any of that in my life. I do know occasion make an exception…
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#217
Returns to Reddit All the cool names are taken By accounts I closed Update: I posted this to the haiku subreddit and they took it down without clear explanation. Which is why every time I create a Reddit account I end up deleting it. Not enough karma to post here and this doesn’t meet our…
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Daily prompt #whatever
What’s your favorite game (card, board, video, etc.)? Why? Whenever I look at my retirement accounts I play a game I call, Can I retire today? Will I ever be able to retire? Why? Cause I got stuff to do and the 40+ hour a week grind has long since gotten old and in the…
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Why basic math is so important…
I’ve written before about my weekend morning ritual of checking the email (mostly junk) and light doom scrolling (completely junk) while I drink my coffee. Today I was confronted by an email which by its existence proves a point I have also made before—we need to focus on improving education in this country with even more…