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Look for the helpers.  Better yet, be one.
Dan Connors
  • 5 days ago
  • 4 min

Look for the helpers. Better yet, be one.

The Helpers: Profiles from the Front Lines of the Pandemic Kathy Gilsinan 2022 “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the...
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Think outside your brain- how to recapture 99% of your mental potential.
Dan Connors
  • 6 days ago
  • 6 min

Think outside your brain- how to recapture 99% of your mental potential.

The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain Annie Murphy Paul 2021 There is a commonly held belief that humans only...
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Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future
Dan Connors
  • Apr 30
  • 4 min

Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future

Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future Elizabeth Kolbert 2021 The topic of climate change tends to bring on two responses-...
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Dopamine Nation- Finding Balance in an Age of Indulgence
Dan Connors
  • Apr 25
  • 4 min

Dopamine Nation- Finding Balance in an Age of Indulgence

Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence Anna Lembke 2021 We all like to think that we have free will and all of our...
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The Power of Regrets- find happiness by doing the opposite of what you most regret.
Dan Connors
  • Apr 23
  • 7 min

The Power of Regrets- find happiness by doing the opposite of what you most regret.

The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward Daniel H. Pink 2022 We've all done things in life that we'd rather not...
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Emotions- do you control them, or do they control you?  Here's a look at 87 of them...
Dan Connors
  • Mar 27
  • 7 min

Emotions- do you control them, or do they control you? Here's a look at 87 of them...

Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience Brené Brown 2022 What's the purpose of having...
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It could always be worse- stories of failure throughout history
Dan Connors
  • Mar 20
  • 6 min

It could always be worse- stories of failure throughout history

Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up Tom Phillips 2018 We depend on leaders for our very existence, and count on...
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Mel Brooks- Comedy Legend
Dan Connors
  • Mar 13
  • 9 min

Mel Brooks- Comedy Legend

All about Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business Mel Brooks 2021 Comedy is hard work. Finding the funny in a situation takes a...
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Reasons for hope
Dan Connors
  • Feb 9
  • 6 min

Reasons for hope

The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times Jane Goodall Douglas Carlton Abrams "Hope is being able to see that there is light...
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How to make numbers come alive
Dan Connors
  • Feb 3
  • 6 min

How to make numbers come alive

Making Numbers Count: The Art and Science of Communicating Numbers Chip Heath, Karla Starr 2021 As a math nerd and accountant, I can...
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Is God a jerk?
Dan Connors
  • Jan 19
  • 6 min

Is God a jerk?

If God Is Love, Don't Be a Jerk: Finding a Faith That Makes Us Better Humans John Pavlovitz 2021 Growing up in the United States...
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Four Thousand Weeks- how to confront the limits of your life and make the most of it.
Dan Connors
  • Jan 15
  • 6 min

Four Thousand Weeks- how to confront the limits of your life and make the most of it.

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals Oliver Burkeman 2021 Most of us will live an estimated 4,000 weeks before our...
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Pearls Before Swine- comic relief in dark times
Dan Connors
  • Jan 8
  • 5 min

Pearls Before Swine- comic relief in dark times

Pearls Awaits the Tide: A Pearls Before Swine Treasury Stephan Pastis 2021 I'm one of the dinosaurs that still read the daily...
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How to tell your inner critic to shut the F#@k Up!
Dan Connors
  • Jan 4
  • 5 min

How to tell your inner critic to shut the F#@k Up!

Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It Ethan Kross Why do we keep hearing voices inside our head? What do...
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Is too much comfort bad for us?
Dan Connors
  • Dec 29, 2021
  • 6 min

Is too much comfort bad for us?

The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self Michael Easter What's the ultimate goal in this life? ...
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Put some pep in your step- how to be vital and alive
Dan Connors
  • Dec 22, 2021
  • 4 min

Put some pep in your step- how to be vital and alive

Everyday Vitality: How to Thrive, Survive, and Feel Alive Samantha Boardman Many of us today are feeling discouraged, disconnected, down,...
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Q- Anon -  Have we lost our f***ing minds??
Dan Connors
  • Dec 15, 2021
  • 5 min

Q- Anon - Have we lost our f***ing minds??

The Storm is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything Mike Rothschild 2011 When I first heard...
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Lost nations that fell of the map
Dan Connors
  • Nov 28, 2021
  • 3 min

Lost nations that fell of the map

An Atlas of Extinct Countries Gideon Defoe 2021 We take the sovereignty of arbitrary national borders as sacred today, but any look at...
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Are you sure about that??  Really?????
Dan Connors
  • Nov 22, 2021
  • 7 min

Are you sure about that?? Really?????

Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming Naomi Oreskes, Erik M....
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What makes the muskrat guard his musk?
Dan Connors
  • Nov 11, 2021
  • 7 min

What makes the muskrat guard his musk?

Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave Ryan Holiday 2021 "What makes a king out of a slave? Courage! What makes the flag on...
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