In our increasingly busy world, time management skills are in high demand. But while many people are willing to make the sacrifice to be more disciplined with their time, they often lack practical knowledge about how to become more disciplined. An interesting attempt to fill in this gap of practical knowledge is Kevin Kruse’s book
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Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) is considered the founding father of the American Transcendental movement. The Harvard-educated scholar, godfather to William James and mentor to H.D. Thoreau, was both brilliant and controversial. His “Divinity School Address” in 1838, in which he discounted Biblical miracles and the divinity of Jesus of Nazareth, precipitated outrage and an exile
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Sometimes our society needs to be reminded of an obvious truth. We find one in Sean Blanda’s essay for Medium this past January. It’s title: “The ‘Other Side’ Is Not Dumb.” As you’ve by no doubt heard or read, America is becoming increasingly polarized. This polarization brings with it a pressure to circle the wagons
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Today, many Americans are busy getting out of town for a 3-day weekend. But not as many as you think. According to a recent report by Project: Time Off, in 2015, Americans wasted 658 million vacation days, and 55 percent of Americans forfeited at least some of their time off. Why on earth would
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Probably due to our technologically focused society, we tend to think mostly about military power when it comes to wars. Yet, as the propaganda and morale efforts of the 20th century show, the spirit of the people is often critical to success on the battlefield. Even in recent history, we’ve seen weaker military powers eventually
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It’s fashionable now to look cynically upon the Founders of our country, to dismiss their efforts as just rich, white men trying to grab power from other rich, white men. And while many of our educational and political leaders may push such a view, it’s ultimately simplistic and juvenile, likely driven by a cultural Marxist
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