Using The Social Dilemma Transcript this lesson tries to understand the influences Social Media has on the community and what should we do about it. Updated March 27, 2023
The Social Dilemma Transcript – Main Arguments
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The Trump Narrative
Since the election of Trump to POTUS I have questioned my ability to see reality. I struggle to understand the Trump Narrative. I completely agreed with Obama when he said, "Americans do not elect Donald Trump." And, wow, were we wrong! I just came across a story...
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Three months after I graduated from college and following a summer journalism fellowship at the Arizona Republic in Phoenix, I had my first interview for a full-time newspaper reporting job. It was in Wilmington, N.C. The managing editor of the newspaper picked me up...
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In a recent Opinion piece in IJReveiew, our Congressman Tom Price, offered yet another vague response to one of most important social issues of our day; how do we achieve a healthy community? He clearly offers no solutions to achieving a healthy community. As is...
Cognitive Science Findings on Thinking
[ted id=2265] Great Video of how we think. Specifically the comments about how we can take very little information and create huge conclusions.
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Being connected to others is a fundamental driver for most of us. And it is the quality of those connections that determine the quality of our lives.
We need to feed and grow our positive connections and stave and shrink our negative connections. Of course the trick is knowing which are good connections and which are not. We can often be fooled by thinking longevity is the same as a positive connection. We have...
11 Simple Concepts to Become a Better Leader
Being likeable will help you in your job, business, relationships, and life. Dave Kelpern interviewed dozens of successful business leaders for his last book, to determine what made them so likeable and their companies so successful. All of the concepts are simple,...