Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010

Normal blogging will resume…

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… on Tuesday when I return from traveling. In the meantime, I have added a great blog by Daniel Martin Varisco, an old Yemen hand, and all around great guy. It is at Tabsir.net and is linked on the side.

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A human skull and bone rest beside colorful flowers and sheet music in a detailed memento mori still life composition.

Smart Skills

Why memento mori is the ultimate life hack

A mid-flight scare reveals how embracing death can bring purpose and meaning to everyday life.

Graph titled "The Post-WWII Boom 1945-1970" shows intersecting curves labeled "The Old World Is Dying" and "The New One Struggles To Be Born," with "JFK Was Here" marked at 1960.

The Past

America is going through its every-80-year reinvention

Americans have gone through three historic junctures like what we’re witnessing today — and they happen on an uncanny 80-year cycle.

An introverted leader in a gray suit sits thoughtfully on a white cube in a minimalist, white space with two other white cubes nearby, embodying the power of quiet contemplation.

Business

7 things all introverted leaders should know

A re-evaluation of how we perceive introverts in leadership is long overdue. Here are the compelling reasons why.

View of Earth rising over the Moon’s surface against a black space backdrop, captured during an Apollo mission.

Thinking

What if we’re alone? The philosophical paradox of a lifeless cosmos

If humanity lives in an otherwise barren Universe, we’ll have to forge philosophy that fills the void.

Person sleeping with EEG cap and sensors on face, covered with a purple blanket.

Neuropsych

Inside the emerging world of anesthesia “dream therapy”

“The amount of interest is enormous,” says anesthesiologist Boris Heifets. “People are dropping in and coming out of the woodwork, trying to understand how to do this.”

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