Usefulness, functionality, appreciation or cash flow. All are worthy goals. Items for personal use, once paid off, go from assets with liabilities against them to pure assets. Yes, old, expended, or unwanted assets may be sold, repurposed, or donated. The value of assets may be determined in several ways. The most fun way is costContinue reading “BUY AND DON’T SELL WORTHWHILE ASSETS.”
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THE FALLACIES OF EYEWITNESS REPORTS AND PERSONAL RECOUNTS …
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-the-eyes-have-it/ https://innocenceproject.org/eyewitness-identification-reform/ Charles Tadros, M.D. January 15, 2022 Saint Louis, Missouri
ONE OF THE QUIRKS OF BRIGHT PEOPLE IS THAT ONCE THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PERFORM A TASK, THEY CAN RECOGNIZE, UNDERSTAND, AND PERFORM A FEW ROUNDS OF A ROUTINE, OR MUNDANE TASK. THEN, OFTEN, THEY LOSE INTEREST.
These same bright people don’t understand why others are angry with them when they falter by not completing the task, have difficulty sticking with the task, or even procrastinating about starting the task. These same bright people KNOW what to do, HOW to do it, and the IMPORTANCE of completing the task, but, mentally, theyContinue reading “ONE OF THE QUIRKS OF BRIGHT PEOPLE IS THAT ONCE THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PERFORM A TASK, THEY CAN RECOGNIZE, UNDERSTAND, AND PERFORM A FEW ROUNDS OF A ROUTINE, OR MUNDANE TASK. THEN, OFTEN, THEY LOSE INTEREST.”
WHAT ELON MUSK DOESN’T STATE (or understates)…
If his many-ton cars and trucks can nimbly navigate a complex external world, autonomously, accurately, and at high speeds, then these same sensors, perceptions, predictive models, and navigation systems can navigate robots, while alongside humans, in our homes, robots in our hospitals and nursing homes, robots in our warehouses and factories, robots in our mines,Continue reading “WHAT ELON MUSK DOESN’T STATE (or understates)…”
FOR ALL MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS, I WORE A SIZE 10 1/2 SHOE. THESE SHOES WOULD PINCH AND HURT FOR A FEW MONTHS, UNTIL THE SHOES STRETCHED. AT 26 YEARS OLD, SOMEHOW, I FINALLY BROKE OUT OF THE MINDSET OF HAVING TO SUFFER FOR MONTHS AFTER EACH PURCHASE. I FOUND MY TRUE, OUT OF THE BOX COMFORTABLE SHOE SIZE WAS 12 1/2. THIS IS THE SHOE SIZE I HAVE WORN FOR THE 32 YEARS SINCE MY REVELATION.
What blinders do we have on? What unnecessary pains do we complacently accept? What comfortable (and comforting) facts and paradigms do we accept in our lives, for years at a time, despite our pains, without question or attempt to find different, if not better, options and opportunities? What do we know about what we don’tContinue reading “FOR ALL MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS, I WORE A SIZE 10 1/2 SHOE. THESE SHOES WOULD PINCH AND HURT FOR A FEW MONTHS, UNTIL THE SHOES STRETCHED. AT 26 YEARS OLD, SOMEHOW, I FINALLY BROKE OUT OF THE MINDSET OF HAVING TO SUFFER FOR MONTHS AFTER EACH PURCHASE. I FOUND MY TRUE, OUT OF THE BOX COMFORTABLE SHOE SIZE WAS 12 1/2. THIS IS THE SHOE SIZE I HAVE WORN FOR THE 32 YEARS SINCE MY REVELATION.”
MAYBE, “NUMBERS DON’T LIE”, BUT HOW WE COLLECT THEM, ARRANGE THEM, MANIPULATE THEM, AND INTERPRET THEM CAN CERTAINLY LEAD TO SOME HIGH-BROWED LYING.
How to Lie with Statistics https://www.amazon.com/dp/0393310728/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_0NHDTR8HCDZM6G557FBP Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics: The Manipulation of Public Opinion in America https://www.amazon.com/dp/0393331490/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_4BJA3XX476A6KZNQN9WN Charles Tadros, M.D. January 9, 2022 Saint Louis, Missouri
PEOPLE WITH ANTICIPATORY ANXIETY, GENERALIZE ANXIETY, EVEN OBSESSIVENESS, UNKNOWINGLY HAVE DEVELOPED MAGICAL THINKING. THEY HAVE COME TO ACCEPT, AND QUIETLY TAKE PRIDE IN THE FACT THAT, THEIR WORRIES, THEIR HYPERVIGILANCE, THEIR PRAYERS, AND THEIR LIST MAKING, ARE PREVENTING (or at least minimizing) BAD THINGS FROM HAPPENING TO THEMSELVES, THEIR LOVED ONES, AND EVEN PREVENTING BAD THINGS FROM HAPPENING TO THE WORLD AROUND THEM.
People with these beliefs and behaviors actually see and worry about real world issues. The only problem is that they are trapped with deeper and broader worries, which they cannot just think about and be able let go, pray about and be able let go, or act on and be able to let go. CharlesContinue reading “PEOPLE WITH ANTICIPATORY ANXIETY, GENERALIZE ANXIETY, EVEN OBSESSIVENESS, UNKNOWINGLY HAVE DEVELOPED MAGICAL THINKING. THEY HAVE COME TO ACCEPT, AND QUIETLY TAKE PRIDE IN THE FACT THAT, THEIR WORRIES, THEIR HYPERVIGILANCE, THEIR PRAYERS, AND THEIR LIST MAKING, ARE PREVENTING (or at least minimizing) BAD THINGS FROM HAPPENING TO THEMSELVES, THEIR LOVED ONES, AND EVEN PREVENTING BAD THINGS FROM HAPPENING TO THE WORLD AROUND THEM.”
CAR FLUIDS…
These we are used to obtaining regularly or topping off/adding regularly: 1) Oil2) Gas3) Windshield washer fluid—– We think about this only if the air conditioning isn’t cooling enough: 4) Air conditioner coolantUsed to be called Freon, now is called one of these: Puron®SUVA 410A®GENETRON AZ-20®Forane® 410A —– These next fluids should be visually checkedContinue reading “CAR FLUIDS…”
WANT TO START AN INDEPENDENT BUSINESS? IF WE ARE SUCCESSFUL AND FINALLY NEED TO HIRE PEOPLE, OFTEN, FOR US CONSCIENTIOUS BUSINESS OWNERS, OUR ENERGY AND FOCUS TURN FROM GROWING AND MANAGING OUR BUSINESSES TO MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN KEEP OUR EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED. WHAT NOBODY TELLS US IS THAT WE NOT ONLY BECOME RESPONSIBLE FOR FEEDING AND CLOTHING AND HOUSING OUR EMPLOYEES (provided by our paying their salaries), BUT ALSO BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR DEPENDENTS.
Charles Tadros, M.D. January 2, 2022 Saint Louis, Missouri
WITHIN OUR OWN FAMILIES, WE HAVE TEENAGERS WHO WILL PUMP IRON FOR HOURS PER WEEK, DO INSANE PHYSICAL FEATS, REPEATEDLY, FOR TIK TOK, BUT WILL NOT DO ANY OF THESE SIMPLE PHYSICAL ACTS FOR AN HOUR OR TWO A WEEK: PICK UP THEIR ROOM, PUSH A LAWN MOWER, RAKE LEAVES, DO THE DISHES, TAKE OUT THE TRASH (without having to be asked, or having a knock down, dragged out fight).
Charles Tadros, M.D. January 2, 2022 Saint Louis, Missouri