Publications
February 1, 2021
Weekly Report 21-11
“Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” – Martin Luther King Jr. ANOTHER CALIFORNIA MESS: (1) “Hackers, identity thieves & overseas criminal gangs stole over $11 billion in Unemployment Benefits, with possibly another $20 billion suspected fraud not yet confirmed… Technologically outdated state systems were caught flat-footed by... Continue
January 29, 2021
Weekly Report 21-10
“PRODUCTIVITY IS OFTEN FALSELY CONFLATED WITH CREATIVITY. When completing any task that requires mental energy, people often take the ease of producing ideas – i.e. those ideas most obvious – as a signal of their quality, and are more likely to stop the creative process… But most underestimate the value of persistence in creativity, called... Continue
January 27, 2021
Weekly Report 21-09
THE AIM OF ‘LISTENING’ is “to ascertain what another person is trying to achieve – to identify, select & interpret the key words that turn information into intelligence, which is crucial to effective communication.” The pandemic lockdowns have dramatically altered the nature of both personal & business communication from in-person to phone or online,... Continue
January 22, 2021
Weekly Report 21-08
2021 PROMISES TO BE “PARTICULARLY UNPREDICTABLE, given the interactions between the pandemic, an uneven economic recovery, fractious geopolitics, and as risks abound to health and social stability,” including: fights within & between countries over vaccine, over keeping companies on life support versus helping unemployed workers, and stemming from China tensions, world disorder, shrinking tourism, as... Continue
January 19, 2021