When my children were young I avidly consumed The Gift of Fear and Protecting the Gift, DeBecker's second book. I even gave copies to friends because the lessons were so valuable. To hear that he supports that kook is disappointing, to say the least. I guess it's akin to believing that intelligent people's characters are commensurately stellar. Not necessarily.
I know I have a bias-I was trained about bias as a public school teacher and yet it’s still there!!
On another note: I was biased against Abdul Al-Sayed because of his name and the news-so I said “let’s listen to what he has to say (before he won) and within 2 minutes I was in love 🥰 and said “he could be the next Obama”
We are ALL biased...on many things. And...many of them are about things most people would be VERY reluctant to share or discuss publicly.
To be able to acknowledge our own bias (and even that is a step many people never get to) is the doorway to the kind of thinking that benefits us...and society...the most.
But to go that EXTRA step...and share them with others? BOOM...that's someone working on MASTERY.
I have a background as varied as any other military spouse who has to reinvent themselves every 3 years. There are plenty of things I leave to professionals: healthcare is one of them. As soon as I heard that RFK, Jr was going to be HHS Sec, I knew he would get more people killed than even the idiot who is Sec Def.
Okay, this has me really thinking. Linus Pauling reference, just wow. Makes you see orientation is about more than mere intelligence. Filter…perspective….
When my children were young I avidly consumed The Gift of Fear and Protecting the Gift, DeBecker's second book. I even gave copies to friends because the lessons were so valuable. To hear that he supports that kook is disappointing, to say the least. I guess it's akin to believing that intelligent people's characters are commensurately stellar. Not necessarily.
I hear you, HI2thDoc.
Nothing can negate the lessons in that book or any of his others.
Gavin de Becker & Associates trains and protects people around the world...quite effectively, I might add.
But... yes... it is really disappointing. That's why I decided to use it as a useful tool to keep us on our toes!
-Jack
Wow 😮
Yeah, Claire. That was my initial reaction. My EXACT reaction...spoken out loud.
-Jack
I know I have a bias-I was trained about bias as a public school teacher and yet it’s still there!!
On another note: I was biased against Abdul Al-Sayed because of his name and the news-so I said “let’s listen to what he has to say (before he won) and within 2 minutes I was in love 🥰 and said “he could be the next Obama”
Claire...I absolutely LOVE your comment.
We are ALL biased...on many things. And...many of them are about things most people would be VERY reluctant to share or discuss publicly.
To be able to acknowledge our own bias (and even that is a step many people never get to) is the doorway to the kind of thinking that benefits us...and society...the most.
But to go that EXTRA step...and share them with others? BOOM...that's someone working on MASTERY.
Thank you for this!
-Jack
Claire, I’m so glad you listened to him.
Thanks Judy 😊
I’m not generally one to feel that fear-but the times we are a living’ in are too weird 🤔
So many events and liaisons these days just simply make no logical sense to me. I can certainly understand your wonderment. I have plenty.
Sher'...sometimes I'm wondering...and...at other times...I feel like I'm WANDERING. ;)
-Jack
I have a background as varied as any other military spouse who has to reinvent themselves every 3 years. There are plenty of things I leave to professionals: healthcare is one of them. As soon as I heard that RFK, Jr was going to be HHS Sec, I knew he would get more people killed than even the idiot who is Sec Def.
Okay, this has me really thinking. Linus Pauling reference, just wow. Makes you see orientation is about more than mere intelligence. Filter…perspective….