The Journey and the Adventure
Hal’s Blog- We often speak of life as a journey. “My” journey and “your” journey are far more common than “our” journey.
Acting Out
Hal’s Blog- Stop acting out! I heard this a lot growing up and did not realize until long after childhood that this admonition is tough to observe. Acting means motion. To stop acting out I lose all my kinetic energy. I just read a memoir with insights on acting out for a full career. It is Paul Newman’s book, The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man. Here is what sticks with...
Words that cancel
Hal’s Blog- No, this is not about cancel culture, whatever that means. This blog entry is about how words help or hurt each other. I was prompted to write this after reading today in an ad for a window company that it featured a “Robust Limited Warranty”. Robust lost its meaning when I learned it is limited.
Reporting or Commentating?
Hal’s Blog- Social scientists have long called attention on limits of being objective. Everything gets filtered through the eyes of the observer.
Go to the head of the class
Hal’s Blog- I can ‘t help myself. I am drawn to lists of the best and the worst. The best colleges and universities, The most livable cities. The worst cars. The question this blog entry pushes me to think about are the factors that determine the ranking.
Participant Activation
Hal’s Blog- In 2016 I led an inquiry for NACHC (National Association of Community Health Centers) into just what defined and explained The Great Community Health Center.
How to Pick Um
Hal’s Blog – Interviews are close to worthless in selecting great people. Regardless of the question, the response favors the slick talker.
A Highway Worth Traveling
Hal’s Blog 12/22/2021 Did you happen to read Amor Towles bestselling and wonderful book, A Gentleman in Moscow? Towles has a new book out called the Lincoln Highway. I noted a number of passages I found both gentle and provocative. Here are four of them with what sticks with me from each.