Reading Jeff Hawkins new book a Thousand Brains. He talks about how our brains think and how the brain can come to believe things that aren’t true. He says the best way to learn if you are wrong is to actively seek out evidence that you are wro

Compassion and giving people the benefit of the doubt

Feb 19th, 2021 4m 41s

We live in an interconnected world. Cultural differences can sometimes cause offense where none is intended. Give people the benefit of the doubt that they mean well and don’t assume they are horrible people. If we all treat each other with com

Exploitative Businesses vs. Humanistic Businesses

Dec 2nd, 2020 57s

People and companies who want to do harm and not get caught are not good businesses. This is why humanism is so important

Alterity and Humanism

Nov 2nd, 2020 49s

Being Different, Together. This is a great way to think about how to be human and humanist.

Humility Helps Create Confidence - Humanist Thought of the Week

Sep 3rd, 2020 55s

My son thinks I'm confident. The reality is - I'm humble. I expect to screw up. I'm ok with screwing up and when I do - I just set about - fixing the problem. That seems like confidence, but it's really just humility.

How to tell if someone is solving a problem - or rationalizing an opinion

Aug 5th, 2020 55s

How to tell the difference between someone rationalizing their opinion and someone trying to solve a problem. Hint - are they open to corrective information? Or not?

Solve Problems - don't rationalize opinions

Jul 29th, 2020 55s

Don’t use your intelligence to rationalize your opinion. Instead, use it to figure out a good solution.

What cancel culture really is. And what it is not.

Jul 25th, 2020 59s

Cancel culture is about using violence to stop people from speaking. It’s not people speaking out against what they see as injustice.

Humanism is a great social equalizer.

Jul 6th, 2020 57s

I have the same dignity and worth as everyone else... and so do you!My Humanism – for me – eliminates power differentials.Using Humanism I don’t need to be afraid – all humans are – human – we are all equal. When you internalize that – the id

Nature AND Nurture - and Humanism

Jun 18th, 2020 1m

Nature and nurture. Biology helps me lead a happy life, but so does philosophy. Specifically Humanism. It’s why I teach it.

Transformation and the Future

Jun 13th, 2020 57s

We are in a period of societal transformation, it's global in nature and it's difficult. The good news - is we can decide what we want our future to be like.

Creating the future - despite it all

Jun 11th, 2020 7m 3s

A conversation about race, privilege and the importance of compassion so that we can get through this - and create the future we want.

Would Jesus call the cops on homeless people in a park?

Mar 6th, 2020 2m 7s

I'm a Humanist - but I do think the question - what would Jesus do - is a good one, because it reminds us to think - not about ourselves, but about how we might be compassionate with others.

Things I don't want to do

Feb 21st, 2020 58s

There are lots of things I should be doing - but I don't have time to do them all, so - I take all the things I don't want to do - and don't do them. Crazy - I know.

Loving yourself and others

Feb 10th, 2020 58s

What is the thing that makes you unique? Me? My grandmother told me I was put on this earth to love people. And that's what I've been doing every since. Every day - I try to love myself. Love my family. Love others. That's what my business is a

Fixing a toxic workplace and surviving to tell the tale

Jan 23rd, 2020 15m 5s

It's possible to fix toxic workplaces. I've done it multiple times. It isn't easy to do though and - if you try, the toxic people will attack you. You can survive this and I have. In this video - I share a personal story I don't talk about much

What is Ideal?

Jan 11th, 2020 56s

What’s ideal might not be realistic, but it’s still worth thinking about

Positive Psychology - and the words "No" and "Stop"

Jan 7th, 2020 16m 46s

Spoke to teacher, she asked about positive psychology – not allowed to use the word no or stop – as they are negative.First – words aren’t negative. They are just arbitrary sounds. How you respond can be positive, negative or neutral.Second,

Pragmatic Atheism as a Humanist practice

Aug 31st, 2019 51s

Humanists reject theism and supernaturalism because we want to solve our problems. As my friend Kalai pointed out to me - You can pray all you want - but Jesus isn't going to brush your teeth for you. There are things we have to do for ourselve

Humanistic Leadership vs. Bad Bullying Bosses

Aug 22nd, 2019 56s

It is impossible to have a bad bullying boss - if there are no bosses. This does not mean - work teams don't need leadership. They do. It's more that leaders - aren't bosses. They are colleagues. The difference - matters.

Humanism: Helps people cope without putting all their hope into what is essentially - a hoax

Aug 13th, 2019 57s

Being reality based - can be hard to do when you are stressed out. Learning how to cope with anxiety - without relying on the false hope of what are essentially hoaxes - is a really useful life skill.

Productivity - it's ok that it ebbs and flows

Jun 21st, 2019 53s

Some days you are going to be really productive. Other days you will not. Productivity and motivation ebbs and flows. It's ok if somedays, you just can't focus to get work done. Do something else. The next day will probably be better.

Stumped by emotions

Jun 17th, 2019 55s

My new friend Kalai - is an expert on emotional intelligence. He said that he defines stupidity as - stumped by your emotions. I think he's right. The moments when I act stupidest - is when my emotions are controlling me. What do you think?