Can we solve problems BEFORE they happen?
Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen by Dan Heath 2020 What if we could travel back in time and stop disasters to...
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Dan Connors
- Apr 11, 2020
- 5 min
Are you listening? How to beat loneliness with one key skill.
You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters by Kate Murphy, 2020 Five of five stars ***** We live in a world that offers...
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Dan Connors
- Apr 1, 2020
- 3 min
Losing friends, healthcare, income and identity- what can we do about unemployment?
You know that feeling most of us have these days of fear, uncertainty, and worry? For many of us that feeling will eventually end, thank...
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Dan Connors
- Mar 28, 2020
- 4 min
How does exercise help us? Physically, mentally, socially, or spiritually?
The Joy of Movement: How Exercise Helps Us Find Happiness, Hope, Connection, and Courage by Kelly McGonigal, 2019 Four of five stars ****...
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Dan Connors
- Mar 24, 2020
- 7 min
Why are so many struggling so much? How can we help them? The best book on American poverty today.
Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl Wudunn, 2020 Five of five stars***** It's a mystery. With the...
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Dan Connors
- Mar 22, 2020
- 4 min
How can we be more creative? Does it matter?
Creative Calling: Establish a Daily Practice, Infuse Your World with Meaning, and Succeed in Work + Life, By Chase Jarvis. 2019 Four of...
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Dan Connors
- Mar 15, 2020
- 5 min
Why are we so polarized?
Why We're Polarized by Ezra Klein, 2020 4 of 5 stars **** Have you ever wondered how we got to this point as a nation? Where two...
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Dan Connors
- Mar 11, 2020
- 6 min
Confessions of a tax guy- why tax season gives me faith in humanity.
I sort of stumbled into the tax profession courtesy of my father-in-law, who combined his love of people with math ability for a pretty...
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Dan Connors
- Mar 1, 2020
- 4 min
Can you trust strangers? How and when?
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know Malcolm Gladwell 2019 Four of five stars **** Malcolm Gladwell...
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Dan Connors
- Feb 16, 2020
- 4 min
To recycle or to dump, that is the question.
Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade by Adam Minter 2013 Five of five stars ***** Where do the millions of tons...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 31, 2020
- 5 min
The metaphysics of the Brady Bunch
The Way We All Became The Brady Bunch: How the Canceled Sitcom Became the Beloved Pop Culture Icon We Are Still Talking About Today by...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 28, 2020
- 4 min
What causes racial bias? Should we fight it or ignore it?
Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do by Jennifer L. Eberhardt 5 stars ***** Having grown up...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 23, 2020
- 3 min
Can you be funny, sexy, and spiritual all at the same time?
Comedy Sex God by Pete Holmes 2019 Four of five stars **** " Whenever I make a blasphemous joke, I always say that I believe in a God big...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 19, 2020
- 4 min
Cheaters often prosper but what can we do about it?
I know that some people lie, cheat and steal, but I've always believed in the slogan that winners never cheat and cheaters never win. ...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 17, 2020
- 6 min
Is big technology evil?
Don't Be Evil: How Big Tech Betrayed Its Founding Principles -- and All of Us by Rana Foroohar **** Four of five stars Google, now one of...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 14, 2020
- 3 min
How can silence help us? A new book tries to cut through the noise.
Stillness Is the Key - Review by Ryan Holiday 2019 Four of five stars **** We live in a noisy world that would rather we don't think...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 7, 2020
- 5 min
Are you the brands you wear?
I've never been a particularly brand-conscious consumer of clothing. If it fits and looks okay, that's good enough for me. A recent...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 4, 2020
- 3 min
How can we become more resilient?
Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness by Rick Hanson 2018 *** 3 of five stars Why is it that...
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Dan Connors
- Dec 30, 2019
- 1 min
St. Louis Post Dispatch 12 of 13
I've published several articles in our local newspaper. This was published in July of 2019.
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Dan Connors
- Dec 24, 2019
- 5 min
Christmas blasphemy- in search of the holiday spirit
What is the spirit of Christmas? What is the spirit that inspires so many celebrations, songs, decorations and festivities? More than...
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