“Living with Intention (Intention: Part 2)” now on BizCatalyst360

I previously offered Intention, Part 1 on BizCatalyst360 and this week those kind and gracious folks are sharing my Living with Intention (Intention: Part 2) (a follow-up piece. Bet you couldn’t guess).

In this case, a short piece about what I’m learning about myself.

 
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“Intention, Part 1” now on BizCatalyst360

Once again good fortune prevails. BizCatalyst360 is taking my musings on life and sharing them with a larger audience.

In this case, Intention, Part 1, a short piece about doing what one wants to do when one means to do it.

 

Mac @macbogert @azalearning Bogert Asks Me Two Questions and then We Talk About “The Light in their Eyes” – Part 2

Last week I shared part 1 of Mac Bogert‘s Q&A with me as part of his Back2Different podcast series.

Before we got into the actual podcast, Mac asked me two questions. The first I answered in part 1. Here I answer his second question, have I noticed anything which indicates we’re moving towards work as contribution.

 
You can also listen to the full 40m podcast. I’m the one he made sound good.

Mac @macbogert @azalearning Bogert Asks Me Two Questions and then We Talk About “The Light in their Eyes” – Part 1

Recently befriended musician, mathematician, sailor and singer Mac Bogert asked if I’d take part in his Back2Different podcast series.

Being the raging egotist that I am, I replied, “You sure you mean me? I’m pretty dull and boring.”

Mac promised me I’m not and even offered to make me look and sound good.

Did I mention he’s an amazing internet technician? Or that he can work wonders with audio and video editing software?

Before we got into the actual podcast, Mac asked me two questions. The first, have I noticed anything which indicates we’re moving away from work as suffering, I answer here. The other I’m saving for next week.

 
You can also listen to the full 40m podcast. I’m the one he made sound good.

Mistaken Identities

Note: this post originally appeared as a blog arc on my old BizMediaScience blog. I’m resurrecting the complete arc here as it’s referenced in That Think You Do‘s “Unhealthy Comparisons” chapter
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I was reading a news release in Science a while back and have been thinking about it for a while. The complete news item, In The Courts, is about a man of supposed superior intelligence who, for whatever reason, did an unwise thing.

The unwise thing this man, 70 years old and a pioneer in gene-therapy research, did was molest a young girl. He’ll now spend 14 years in prison, most likely in solitary because he’ll be at risk from the other inmates.

The news item shares that scores of letters asking for leniency were sent on this fellow’s behalf to the judge.

Sometimes, and I’m not sure why, we think that people of great intellect aren’t subject to baser thoughts and desires. I remember so wanting to meet Dr. Edwin Teller, the so-called father of the American H-bomb. I wanted to meet him because I was so enraptured by his science, by his intellect, by his ability to reason and find answers where others couldn’t even come up with the questions.
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