Monthly Archives: February 2016

Wide Open, I Hope An open, beginner’s mind allows us to be receptive to new possibilities and prevents us from getting stuck in the rut of our own expertize, which often thinks it knows more than it does.  Jon Kabat-Zinn … Continue reading →

Truth Varies How do you know what is true? The trouble with truth is the trouble with the dictionary definition: A statement proven to be or accepted as true. Apparently truth varies: it all depends on the definition. A true … Continue reading →

But Changing Them Is Expensive In the choice between changing ones mind and proving there’s no need to do so, most people get busy on the proof.  John Kenneth Galbraith One dictionary definition of cheap: achieved with little effort; and … Continue reading →

Seeing The Way Others See Things How do we know what someone else is thinking? A joke*: A man on one side of a river shouts to a man standing on the other side, “Hey, how do I get to … Continue reading →