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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Dan Connors
- May 10, 2022
- 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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Dan Connors
- Apr 30, 2022
- 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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Dan Connors
- Apr 24, 2022
- 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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Dan Connors
- Apr 23, 2022
- 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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Dan Connors
- Apr 22, 2022
- 8 min
We are all Archie Bunker- how one tv character exposed America in all its contradictions.
The 1960's were one of the most turbulent and consequential decades in American history, but you'd never know it from the pop culture of...
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Dan Connors
- Mar 27, 2022
- 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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Dan Connors
- Mar 20, 2022
- 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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Dan Connors
- Mar 13, 2022
- 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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Dan Connors
- Mar 5, 2022
- 5 min
WKRP in Cincinnati- That Other 70's Show
Comedies of the 1960's for the most part were silly, innocent, and safe. The world of Leave it to Beaver, Gilligan's Island, and The...
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Dan Connors
- Feb 9, 2022
- 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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Dan Connors
- Feb 4, 2022
- 3 min
The child tax credit- supercharged for 2021
This article from my blog at buengeraccounting.com The child tax credit, one of the most generous and popular tax credit in the IRS code,...
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Dan Connors
- Feb 3, 2022
- 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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Dan Connors
- Feb 2, 2022
- 6 min
The Eternal Winter of Hogan's Heroes
Sometimes shows get on television that just don't make any sense. Hundreds get proposed every year, dozens of pilot episodes get made,...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 28, 2022
- 4 min
Snitching on Side Hustles in 2022
This article from my tax blog at Buengeraccounting.com Very few people are aware of the relatively new tax form 1099-K. It was developed...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 21, 2022
- 4 min
Does love live on, after death?
“Love doesn’t die with death. Love is like liquid; when it pours out, it seeps into others’ lives. Love changes form and shape. Love gets...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 19, 2022
- 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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Dan Connors
- Jan 15, 2022
- 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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Dan Connors
- Jan 13, 2022
- 3 min
Windfalls- the pitfalls and opportunities of unexpected money.
One third of lottery winners file for bankruptcy after blowing their winnings, ending up in even worse financial shape than before. ...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 8, 2022
- 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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