by WillBowen | Jun 7, 2019 | JumpStarts
SYNOPSIS One of the more amazing things I have learned recently is how people naturally underestimate their own force and escalate to compensate for the perceived force of others. Check out this experiment: one person was asked to squeeze another person on the...
by WillBowen | Jun 6, 2019 | JumpStarts
SYNOPSIS Many people complain about the lack of civility on social media these days. However, our penchant for attacking other people who are perceived to be somewhat removed from us is not a new thing. All you have to do is look at how drivers treat one another. One...
by WillBowen | Jun 5, 2019 | JumpStarts
SYNOPSIS Here is one of the most interesting studies I have read. In an attempt to understand people‘s motives, behavioral scientists found that the crimes we as individuals commit we consider to be “justifiable and forgivable.“ When it comes to the crimes of other...
by WillBowen | Jun 4, 2019 | JumpStarts
SYNOPSIS What the HECK was going on? It looked like kids had snuck up to my house and burned streaks onto the exterior. Not only that, the burn marks on the house were happening more frequently and huge scorches were appearing every day or so. The weird thing is that...
by WillBowen | Jun 3, 2019 | JumpStarts
SYNOPSIS The other day I went to see my doctor for some antibiotics to treat a worsening upper respiratory infection. “I haven’t been sick in years,” I coughed. “I’m sorry you’re sick now,” she responded. “Oh NO!” I croaked. “This is the PERFECT time for me to get...
by WillBowen | May 31, 2019 | JumpStarts
SYNOPSIS When someone betrays you, disappoints you, or hurts you, you can rail against their behavior or you can, in time, surrender and move on. As you age you can be upset over your body changing and becoming weaker, less agile, and more fragile, or you can...
