Dr. ESP The title of today’s entry is a play on American author Nicholas Meyer’s 1974 novel The Seven-Per-Cent Solution: Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D. This sequel to the exploits of Sherlock Holmes originally penned by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle suggests the master detective’s death portrayed in The Final Problem is a … Read more
Entrepreneurship education used to be solely about starting for-profit businesses. That changed in the early 2000s. Instead of focusing on a single desired outcome, the discipline shifted its emphasis to human development. The spirit of this movement was captured by Guy Kawasaki, a member of the Apple team which developed the Mac computer. In his … Read more
One of the most powerful tools when it comes to counter-intuitive thinking is challenging assumptions. This skill is particularly valuable when trying to explain the unexplainable. Case in point, Tucker Carlson’s use of cherry-picked Capitol security footage to claim January 6, 2021, was nothing more than a peaceful sightseeing tour. Why would anyone, even Fox … Read more
Welcome to Deprogramming101’s answer to Reddit’s popular feature “Ask Me Anything!” Among the things I enjoy in retirement is hosting sessions of “Cinema and Conversation” at Story & Song Bookstore Bistro. During last month’s discussion of Christopher Guest’s For Your Consideration, an attendee asked my opinion of the movies up for this year’s best picture … Read more
Blogger’s NOTE: Today’s post is my third attempt at trying to say something meaningful (or at least entertaining) about the media debut of one Emily Kohrs. It has been a week; so you may have already forgotten she was the chairperson of the Georgia special grand jury looking into interference in the 2020 presidential election. … Read more