Brain Pickings, originally published January 5, 2014. Carl Sagan (November 9, 1934–December 20, 1996) was many things — a cosmic sage, voracious reader, hopeless romantic, and brilliant philosopher. But above all, he endures as our era’s greatest patron saint of reason and critical thinking, a master of the vital balance between skepticism and openness. In The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a... Read more
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The Baloney Detection Kit
August 13 | Posted by mrossol | Critical Thinking, Interesting, Personal Development, ScienceNo Excuse
October 14 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Education, Personal DevelopmentI get Jared’s wire. Some who might read this will know the punch-line. I agree 100% with Jared on this one. mrossol 10/14/2020. Jared Dillian, in The Daily Dirtnap [TDD]
Just a quick story from the old Academy days. As a fourth class cadet (freshman), you only had three possible responses to a question.
1. “Yes, sir”
2. “No,...
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don't start with "at least…"
April 10 | Posted by mrossol | Interesting, Personal DevelopmentWSJ 4/10/2020By Jessie Stuart
A friend posted on Facebook that her son’s college had closed for the rest of the year: “He and his friends are devastated.” I scrolled down to the comments. “At least he’s not a senior!” someone offered. “My daughter will never get to go back to campus.”
Later I read a tweet from a...
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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s best advice
September 4 | Posted by mrossol | Interesting, Personal Developmenthttps://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/31/billionaire-investor-warren-buffetts-best-advice.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab This one is for my children. This is good, good advice. Berkshire Hathaway CEO and self-made billionaire Warren Buffett turned 89 on Friday, August 30. He’s also celebrating his 13th wedding anniversary with his wife, Astrid. In honor of the Oracle of Omaha’s big day, CNBC Make It rounded up seven of his best pieces of life advice. Marry the right person 1 Buffett... Read more
A Sumptuous Painting Surrounded by Stories – WSJ
March 18 | Posted by mrossol | Art, Interesting, Personal DevelopmentSounds like what my “Art Salon” is all about! ====
There is plenty of speculation about the unknown sitter’s identity in Titian’s glittering ‘Portrait of a Lady in White,’ a work that flaunts the artist’s technical skills.
Not to Late to Quit Social Media – Cal Newport
January 27 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Personal Development, TechnologyShould be required reading for all. [As in ‘everyone’]. ===== WSJ 1/26/2019 by By Kate Bachelder Odell Americans may not agree on much, but here’s one point of consensus: Social media isn’t entirely wonderful. Facebook has its privacy scandals, and who would join Twitter for the camaraderie? This week an ugly online mob demonstrated the point by setting upon a... Read more
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