Category Archives: Human Variables

Another Analysis Of Collateral

Posted on August 17, 2018 by

Well, this gets even more interesting for me. The first video I posted here was from August 9, 2018. The one below is from April 27, 2018. Did this one inspire the latter to do an even deeper analysis from … Continue reading →

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Collateral Seen Through Jungian Eyes

Posted on August 16, 2018 by

This is a quite amazing analysis: Collateral: Taming the Bull of Masculinity After watching that, I had to see the movie. And did. Without that analysis, I would have viewed the movie simply as a guy who finally got pissed-off … Continue reading →

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Why? Why What?

Posted on August 7, 2018 by

Richard Feynman. Why. This YouTube Comment nails it: Wow! I mean, it’s not just his explanation that is impressive, it’s his ability to understand a question better than the person asking the question. He sees the inner workings of the … Continue reading →

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Reference: Spiral Dynamics

Posted on July 19, 2018 by

I hadn’t heard of this before today (via a YouTube Comment on a Dan Peña video). Spiral Dynamics – A Way of Understanding Human Nature What is Spiral Dynamics and Why Have I Become So Interested in It? There are … Continue reading →

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Video: The Chinese Farmer

Posted on July 9, 2018 by

I’ve heard this story more than once, usually in compilation videos. I don’t know if Watts originated the story or not. I want it here so I can refer to it when necessary. Alan Watts ~ The Story of the … Continue reading →

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Netflix: Hannah Gadsby – Nanette

Posted on June 22, 2018 by

Bob Lefsetz: Nanette I tend to stay away from Netflix non-series. Their own movies have disappointed. I’m not into watching comedy specials. And the one Letterman I saw I thought was a waste of time. But based on what Lefsetz … Continue reading →

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Blunt Force Business Advice

Posted on June 21, 2018 by

Wealth Secrets of the One Percent: A Modern Manual to Getting Marvelously, Obscenely Rich by Sam Wilkin. From pages 334-335 of the trade paperback edition: A lot of experts on personal financial success will exhort you to be the best. … Continue reading →

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Book: The Surrender Experiment

Posted on June 19, 2018 by

The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life’s Perfection by Michael A. Singer. What would a person’s life be like if they said “Yes” to everything?

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The Poem That’s Never Forgotten

Posted on June 13, 2018 by

I was exposed to this in high school. Is it still taught these days? It should be! Wikipedia: Richard Cory Previously here: Human Variables category

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Video: Interview With Writer Steven Pressfield

Posted on June 11, 2018 by

Wait for the Athens versus Sparta bit. “Gates of Fire” Author Steven Pressfield’s Lessons from the Original Spartans ep.013 Previously here: The War Of Art Human Variables category

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