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October 2008 
EQUAL Views for October 21, 2008
Posted on Oct 21st, 2008
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wolfspirit
Mountain climbing shrinks the brain, the smell of space, addressing the "credibility gap" for pseudonymous bloggers, overseeing the largest pool of wealth in America, and why passion in the workplace is overrated.
| Inquiry: What's Going On? | |
 Robert Sutton: In work life, passion is overrated and indifference underrated. Save your passion for truly worth jobs; if you feel oppressed or humiliated, it's better to cultivate an ethic of detachment. ... That's one of four bits of advice for "working with assholes". ... David Van Biema asks: "Is it OK to pray for your 401(k)?" ... "Yes" say clerics: "the very act of prayer transfers some anxiety onto the divinity." | New York Times: Mountain climbing is bad for you. Climbers' brains reduced in both white and gray matter. ... Behavior study: men take more risks when they're in an angry state; women take fewer risks when they're feeling disgusted. Their evolutionary take: such behaviors are evolutionarily-selected traits. ... Kevin Gianni offers a 7-day free online educational seminar (now happening) on living the raw foods lifestyle. |
| People don't trust pseudonymous bloggers as much as those who give their real names. Could certification improve the credibility of the anonymous? ... Chris Dierkes: George Will is wrong about the secessionists in the Episcopal Church. ... Also, Dierkes takes the "down on Palin" side in the Republican civil war. ... Me: The Episcopal Church isn't a "cautionary tale", but a crucible of spiritual evolution. ... And, with Dierkes, hope the GOP finds a younger, more tolerant, less wingnut vision. | Washington Post: Competing visions on how to regulate the $55 trillion credit default swap market as SEC, CFTC, and FRB-NY gear up. ... Conservative forces want a private clearinghouse, but some Democrats favor a heavy hand at the SEC. ... Light Rail is Good: It creates neighborhoods in ways that buses don't and can't. ... NASA astronauts: space smells like fried steak and hot metal. Mmmm... Mmmm... |
| Holon of the Day: The Printing Press | |
"Every Quadrant Under a Lense (EQUAL Views)" is a Web column written by Joe Perez, published most weekdays at Joe-Perez.com.
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