Category: Musings
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Happy New Year!
As we begin another travel around the sun I am, like many others at this time of year, caught up in an introspective mood. This past year has proven the utility of conflict studies for me. I have had many opportunities in 2023 to use my negotiation skills and knowledge of conflict for practical purposes.…
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A New Perspective on Trust
I know a little bit about the concept of trust. I studied the topic in detail when I was doing my thesis work. As it turns out, any social capital you may possess is inherently tied to how much other people trust you. I have recently been witness to situations that have caused me to…
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The Chicken Wars
My wife and I went to Costco to do some shopping a few days ago. We went mainly to buy groceries, but, it being Costco and all we did end up buying additional items that were not originally on our shopping list. One of those things we decided, on impulse, to buy was a rotisserie…
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A Little Thought Experiment
I have some expertise in the field of negotiation, some training and experience. Sometimes as an exercise I like to think about negotiations from a different perspective. Something akin to Einstein’s thought experiments; though perhaps not as profound. One of my favorite thought experiments is thinking about how I might teach a dog to negotiate.…
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Thoughts and Prayers
Not all socially inept and sexually maladjusted loners commit random acts of gun violence; however, it does seem that many of them grow up to be #Republican legislators. #thoughtsandprayers — Leo (@leorbar) February 15, 2018
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Brave New World
I lost my grandmother this month. She succumbed to cancer on July 19. She was 89 years old, just a few months shy of her 90th birthday. Though logically I realize that the longer she held on the more pain she would be in, I am saddened by her death. I am a very analytical person.…
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