Addicted to Something?

Addicted to Something?

 Do you find yourself struggling with addiction? If so, it’s important to know that you’re not alone in this journey. If not, read on. You may find that you are engaging in addictive behavior and didn’t even know it. Last week, I wrote to you about the role that...
Addicted to Something?

Driven by Dopamine

             What can light your fire at work?             What can sabotage you at work?             Next week, I’d like to talk with you about Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence. I’m reading it for the second time because I have found it to...
Breaking the Chain of Childhood

Breaking the Chain of Childhood

In the 1930s, S. W. Fears and his family lived in a boarding house near downtown Tyler. During this time, when S. W. was around five or six years old, he enjoyed dangling his legs off the front porch and watching the trains pass by on the nearby railroad tracks. One...

How to Train a Dragon

How do you train someone to do what you want? One approach is to instruct. You take the time to teach them the steps, the script, the actions, and the attitude. That method can take a lot of time. That’s why I thought it interesting to observe how well my daughter...

1961— The Predicted Future for Electronics

In 1961, Kurt Vonnegut wrote a short story called Harrison Bergeron. It was a fanciful tale that envisioned a future in the United States where the Constitution mandated everyone be alike. In this society, no one could be smarter or more athletic than anyone else. The...