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I'm Not Going to Reason You Out of a Position You Didn't Reason Yourself Into When to walk away, when to de-escalate, and when to shut your mouth and save your sanity. Alana's Coffee Roasters The other morning at Alana's Coffee, I found myself in a situation I haven't dealt with in years. A situation that reminded me why saner heads need to prevail. Why picking your battles matters. And why some fights aren't worth having—even when you're "right." I was sitting there, working on my computer,...
The Steel Horse You're Not Riding: Why Rest Isn't Weakness Sometimes the most important move is standing still I'm sitting at Alana's—the little café that's become my office—with my noise-canceling earbuds wedged in tight. They're supposed to block out the world. Sometimes they're not noise-canceling enough. But that's a different problem for a different day. Today, I hit shuffle on one of my YouTube playlists—the white noise mixes that help me concentrate while I read, study, write. And then...
Don't Be a Useful Idiot: How Critical Thinking Became the Most Dangerous Skill You're Not Using Being right feels better than being smart. That's why they've got you exactly where they want you. There's a story that keeps showing up in motivational posts and feel-good memes about ancient humans. Femur bone on the human body An archaeologist supposedly found a 15,000-year-old human femur that had been broken and healed. The fracture showed evidence of proper setting, time to mend, and care...