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We’ve got some great content here in Issue #359 of Uncommon Sense! We all make mistakes. But how we respond to our own mistakes really matters. We cannot afford to be cavalier about them, nor can we afford to be too hard on ourselves. The Self-Development column helps you strike the proper balance. We recently […]

Most of us are far more forgiving of other people than we are of ourselves. A friend makes a mistake at work, and we tell him, “Don’t beat yourself up. Learn from it and move on.” Yet when we make a similar mistake, we become our own harshest critic. We replay the error repeatedly, dwell […]

July 4, 2026, marked an extraordinary milestone: the 250th anniversary of the birth of the United States of America. For a quarter of a millennium, this nation has stood as history’s greatest experiment in ordered liberty. It has endured wars, depressions, assassinations, pandemics, social upheaval, and countless political storms. Yet through it all, the American […]

Have you ever found yourself saying, “I know I saw that somewhere…”? Maybe it was a website you visited yesterday. A brilliant idea you jotted down in a document. A statistic someone mentioned during a Zoom meeting. An email you glanced at but forgot to save. You know it crossed your screen—you just can’t remember […]

I deliver a presentation entitled Navigating the Storms of Life. It has been one of my most requested presentations over the years, and I’ve had the privilege of sharing it with audiences in several countries. The “storms” I discuss in that presentation are, of course, metaphorical. They include things like loneliness, financial setbacks, conflict, disappointment, […]

Building Your Power of Expression Malodorous, adj. Pronunciation: mal’ōdərəs Meaning: This word is to be used to describe anything (or anyone) possessing an unpleasant odor. If spoiled roast beef wreaks, it could be said to be malodorous. If you are walking into a Paris subway and right in front of you is a man who […]

Welcome to the latest installment of Uncommon Sense. I am pleased to bring you issue #358 and enlarge your understanding of a number of important matters. Check it out: I’ve spent a great deal of time thinking about. . . thinking. The Self-Development column spells out two distinct approaches to using your thinking skills to […]

Most people own a camera. Fewer people own a telescope. Fewer still know when to use each. One of the most useful mental skills you can develop is the ability to switch between what I call Wide-Angle Thinking and Close-Up Thinking. Both have value. Both have a purpose. The problem is that many people use […]

I have spent a good deal of time over the years criticizing Leftism, not because I enjoy political combat for its own sake, but because I believe the modern Left increasingly finds itself at odds with many of the values that have historically allowed Western civilization to flourish. Before proceeding, let me define what I […]

The results are in: my students from the previous semester gave some very positive feedback: “These past classes truly left an impression on me. They helped me discover things about myself and raised many thoughtful questions. I felt like I gained clarity about what I should and should not do if I want to grow […]