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Uncommon Sense Issue #344 is ready for you to feast on! Let’s peek at what’s in store for you. Productivity is imperative. But so is your physical health. The Self-Development column will show how one impacts the other. Take it all in, process it carefully, and then take action! The Elephant in the Room column […]
Fit Body, Focused Mind: How Physical Health Fuels Your Productivity
We tend to think of productivity as a mental game—about focus, strategy, or time management. But here’s the truth: your brain is a biological organ, and your body is the system that powers it. When your physical health suffers, so does your ability to think clearly, create effectively, and perform consistently. The link between health […]
Sending Troops into Chicago: The Argument From the Left – Part 1 of 3
Not long ago I was involved in a serious dialogue with a man of the Left. Some would actually call it a debate. So be it. In the interest of full disclosure, the man, (let’s call him, . . Ferdinand Yocum,) would vehemently deny my characterization of him in this column. He would protest that he […]
The Website You’ll Wish You’d Known About Sooner — “JustWatch”
Every one of us has had that moment: you want to watch a movie or a show, but you have no idea which streaming service it’s actually on. You open Netflix… nope. Then Amazon… nope. Then Hulu… nope. Then you give up and rewatch something from 1997. Enter JustWatch — a wonderfully simple, totally free […]
Deadly Snakes
One of the most entertaining movies I remember from an earlier era was Raiders of the Lost Ark which hit the theaters in 1981. It was a fun movie with actor Harrison Ford as “Indiana Jones” (AKA Professor Henry Walton Jones, Jr.) If you recall the film, perhaps you can recall that in spite of […]
Optics
Building Your Power of Expression Optics, n., pl. Pronunciation: ˈäptiks Meaning: Although this is a plural noun, it is usually treated, in practice, as a singular noun (similar to economics, politics, etc.) While the word originally pertained to the scientific study of sight and the behavior of light, I tend to use the word in […]