Stop To Think

In this episode of Stop To Think, we talk about balance and why it's so hard. Essentially, everything in life seems to come down to finding the proper balance. There may be a few exceptions but in general, extremes are usually bad.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we wrap up the relationship series with a ramble on significant others. The relationship you can have with your SO is interesting because it has the potential to be the highest quality relationship you ever experience. We talk about the ramifications of this and how to not mess it up.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we talk about your relationship with your children. I get on a slight tangent about design reviews and the proper way to get feedback on a project. Aside from that slight deviation, the discussion centers around how you greatly influence your children's life and there isn't a relationship like it in the scope of human experience.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we talk about your relationship with yourself. Specifically, the fact that you should think about it like it's a relationship with another person.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we talk about relationships with friends. We get into how relationships are basically just time and resource investment into another person. We talk about how friendships can get really deep given enough time and resource investment.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we discuss relationships with siblings. We talk a bit about relationships in general. Then we talk about what makes a sibling relationship special. We talk about how age separation, birth order, and gender can impact a sibling relationship and a family dynamic as a whole.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we start a series on relationships. In particular, we talk about your relationship with your parents and how the parental relationship is unique in the human experience.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we talk about the notion of being offended. Basically, it's all in your head and you choose to be offended or not. The most powerful insults are based on the underlying truth. Hence the saying, "The truth hurts." However, even then, you have the ability to accept the truth and move on or simply ignore it. Being offended about something is always a waste of your energy.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we talk about relying on charity instead of taxes to fund social welfare services. The primary argument at hand is that the government will use funds less efficiently than direct local charities.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we revisit a topic discussed previously. The discussion focuses on the topic of Empathy. Specifically, how through using rational thought in combination with empathy, people can understand what other people are experiencing.