133. Gaps, Pre-Commitment, Automatic Processes, and Lofty Thoughts

Reviewing the events of the week and chapter 7 of Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

132. Todos, Lists, Trust, and Truth

Reviewing chapter 3 of Willpower: Rediscovering the greatest human strength; and proposing that anxiety can be averted if you have a trusted system in which to deposit your list of things to do.

131. Willpower, Milkshakes, Breakfasts, and PMS

Reviewing chapter two of the fabulous book Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

130. Keys, Associations, Bubbles, and Greetings

Reviewing the chapter on implicit associations from Blink

129. Memorial, Grief, Flesh, and Spelling

Reflecting on the ten-year anniversary of 9/11

128. Priming, Behavior, Belief, and Self Assurance

Reviewing chapter two of the book Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

127. Attraction, Marriage, War Games, and Honor

Recalling a wonderful story of two young people getting married and getting to know each other… in that order; recounting Operation Millennium Challenge; and rejoicing over the high honor paid me by a fine young man.

126. Attraction, Divorce, Holes, and Wholeness

Thoughts on attraction in the light of a friend’s divorce.

125. Friends, Relatives, Servers, and Associates

Reviewing the activities of the week

124. Gifting, Perseverance, Innateness, and Malleability

Remember the events of the week, reviewing the article, “The Trouble with Bright Girls.”