Today’s topic is dedicated to Jeff, who won’t read this article. Don’t be like Jeff because we’ll break down that troubling behavior where many people rarely move beyond the headlines. Worse, entire manipulation engines rely on that behavior to guide and direct you. It’s part psychological operations, part bias priming, and part emotional hijacking. Let’s read this article!

Today's topic wrangles with the idea that Systems Thinking is not enough. We’ll review the background, then critique the argument, demonstrating that Systems Thinking was never enough, and yet it’s always too much. In doing so, we’ll expose some common misconceptions and provide a few tactical steps that anyone can apply.

Today's topic shares some insights from my time in the Army on how to focus on the right performance indicators to ensure success. We’ll explore how many people pay attention to the superficial instead of understanding that, what right really looks like, is a mindset of dynamic and disciplined execution.

Today's topic explores human hubris against nature and how our attempts to exert mastery over our environments can often backfire. We’ll also explore the dynamism of change and how, by embracing it, we can improve our adaptability.

Let’s be honest: few things make us squirm faster than talking about the two drives that prove we’re animals: sex and, yes, pooping. Today’s topic penetrates our good graces and forces us to flush away our ignorance on the duality of humans as to whether we are animals or angels. We’ll then weave those insights together to help solve the social, moral, and political challenges we face today.

Today's topic explores the mess around our understanding of ADHD and how that diagnosis has been misapplied, misused, and misrepresented for a variety of bad reasons. We’ll explore whether it even is a pathology, whether it’s the superpower others claim, and find just how out of context our conversations on the topic are.

Today's topic focuses on Equity and how this complicated term has a long and sordid history, currently contributing to the death of Diversity and Inclusion. It’s an important topic because diversity is critical to polymathic thinking, and inclusion is essential for aspiring polymaths who tend to buck the status quo.

Today's topic is one more of our Mixed Mental Arts that addresses a core element of our Systems Thinking philosophy. Insatiable curiosity is more than just interest in topics, it’s a way to explore yourself, engage with others, and challenge the world. Come join us as we dive in.

Today's topic addresses a critical failure in how we raise our children through the well-intended but misapplied philosophy of Gentle Parenting. We’ll see how this concept fails and how we’d be better to raise our children like we raise our dogs. These methods teach temperance, patience, and focus that mature their agency.

STOCK MARKET CRASHES!

If that phrase raised your blood pressure and caused a quiver of panic, you’re not alone. Today's topic explores the psychology of the stock market, revealing why the most painful days often occur when nobody expected them.