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Welcome to Issue 366 of Uncommon Sense, a bully pulpit of sorts that allows me to deliver understanding and wisdom. I won’t let you down. Let’s see what’s in store at this time. After spending several weeks with the Self-Development column zeroing on various aspects of leadership, I am back to delving into true self-development […]

We live in a culture that glorifies productivity, celebrates ambition, and occasionally treats sleep as an unfortunate biological inconvenience. After all, why waste eight perfectly good hours sleeping when you could be answering emails, watching Netflix, or scrolling through social media to discover what complete strangers had for dinner? But here’s the irony: One of […]

Ilhan Omar may be in very serious trouble.  Yes, in our system of jurisprudence, she is presumed innocent until proven guilty and she has not yet had her day in court.  Still, all signs point to danger, and the evidence is mounting – not in her favor.  Let’s take a tour of the state of […]

Here’s a rather unsettling question: Has your personal information been stolen without your knowledge? Before you answer “Of course not,” consider this: Every year, hackers break into companies, steal enormous quantities of personal information, and distribute it across the Internet. Your email address, passwords, phone number, and other sensitive information may already be circulating among […]

When I was a kid, there was a wonderful little ritual that required no planning, no advance notice, and certainly no appointment. You simply walked over to a friend’s house, knocked on the door, and asked the most natural question in the world: “Can Jimmy come out and play?” Sometimes Jimmy answered the door himself. […]

Building Your Power of Expression Incipient, adj. Pronunciation: inˈsipēənt Meaning: The word incipient refers to something that is in an initial stage. If something is beginning to happen or develop or emerge, that thing could be said to be incipient. The word often describes something that is not yet fully developed or even readily apparent, […]