- Did you know that Super Bowl halftime performers don’t get paid a dime for their performance? Until I read Jon Militmore’s article, neither did I.
- U-Haul will no longer hire smokers as employees. In a free society, that is their right.
- Ever heard of the Coronavirus? Who am I kidding? We all have. Brandon Smith has a great write up on how fear of pandemic is a useful tool for global power-seekers.
- Paul Rosenberg has some timely advice on why it’s a necessity to become a well rounded person, and how to do it:
#1: Stay warm to the opposite view. Pay attention to opposing viewpoints, but not with the intent of chopping them up. Face them sympathetically. You don’t have to read every opposing viewpoint, but when you find one that seems to be clear and thoughtful, stop and check it out. More than that, try to find some good in it. Stay open and stay out of us/them imagery. What matters is the truth, not who says it.
#2: Keep friends who don’t believe the same as you. Make sure you spend quality time with people who don’t share your views. Make those people your friends… and I mean actual friends, people you come to care about. Try to find people who are competent, experienced, and different. And try to see them regularly. Two or three times per week would be ideal.
#3: Have someone to try your ideas upon. It would be ideal to have one person in your field or a near one who’s really good at what they do but who doesn’t entirely agree with you; then bounce critical ideas off this person. (Such people tend to be busy, so you should probably ask their thoughts for only the most important things.) This person can be hard to find, but if you do find one, hold on to them.
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