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J.J. Richardson
- Apr 22, 2019
- 6 min
Choosing the Best Career
Are you looking to choose a career? Let me help you. After reading this you’ll run off to the nearest university and register for classes.
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J.J. Richardson
- Mar 18, 2019
- 8 min
What is Consciousness?
A substantial number of academic papers have been written which describe human consciousness.
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J.J. Richardson
- Feb 22, 2019
- 3 min
Trombone: The Best Instrument
The following is the letter I sent my brother when I learned his son had chosen to play the trombone in high school.
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J.J. Richardson
- Jan 31, 2019
- 9 min
How to Find Happiness
I believe that happiness is governed by the following two-part principle.
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J.J. Richardson
- Jan 5, 2019
- 4 min
Video Games
People nowadays are spending more hours playing video games than watching TV. Women are catching up with men on video gaming hours.
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J.J. Richardson
- Oct 6, 2018
- 3 min
What is Calculus
Recently my mother asked me, “What is calculus?”
After recovering from shock, my response to her was, “Asking that question was a mistake.
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J.J. Richardson
- Sep 28, 2018
- 1 min
Sunrise
There is a welling in my chest every time I see a sunrise. It is a mixture of awe, anticipation, optimism, solitude, and gratitude.
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J.J. Richardson
- Jul 13, 2018
- 9 min
Why Are We Losing Respect?
People across all social and economic levels of society are becoming less respectful.
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J.J. Richardson
- May 26, 2018
- 9 min
Emotional Habits
I’m about to give you a great truth. When you read it, you’ll be disappointed and say to yourself, “So? I know this already.”
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J.J. Richardson
- Apr 20, 2018
- 10 min
How to Interpret Dreams
There are three principles you need to know to interpret your sleeping dreams:
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J.J. Richardson
- Dec 26, 2017
- 9 min
How to Get Your Teenagers To Adore You
Some of the most devoted, patient, and intelligent adults make terrible parents.
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J.J. Richardson
- Dec 16, 2017
- 2 min
Ten Percent of our Brain?
If you're trying to loose weight, you'll be happy to know your brain consumes about 20% of your daily input of calories.
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J.J. Richardson
- Oct 14, 2017
- 3 min
Beauty Actually Is Skin Deep
“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?"
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J.J. Richardson
- Sep 12, 2017
- 4 min
The Sock-Drawer Problem
My wife buys socks for me. In fact, I have three brands of white socks in my sock drawer.
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J.J. Richardson
- Sep 3, 2017
- 8 min
Self Hypnosis: The Bigger Picture
Self-hypnosis is so natural and commonplace that everyone passes through the state at least twice every day.
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J.J. Richardson
- May 5, 2017
- 4 min
Gorgeous Curves
Your life will be benefited by a good understanding of these three curves.
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J.J. Richardson
- Feb 3, 2017
- 4 min
Useless
One of the greatest contributors to our sense of self-worth is how useful we are in the situations in which we find ourselves.
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J.J. Richardson
- Jan 28, 2017
- 4 min
Hope
Numerous studies have shown that hope has a greater impact on happiness than standard of living.
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J.J. Richardson
- Nov 13, 2016
- 2 min
The Circle of Knowledge
Your uncertainty will grow faster than your increase in knowledge.
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J.J. Richardson
- Nov 3, 2016
- 8 min
High Standards
Most people feel queasy when standing close to the edge of a tall cliff. This is a good thing.
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J.J. Richardson
- Oct 16, 2016
- 4 min
Just Be Yourself
In my youth, no advice was more infuriating and demeaning to me than the three-word lecture, "Just be yourself."
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J.J. Richardson
- Oct 9, 2016
- 3 min
Reducing Fractions
By the time I was taking second-semester calculus in college I was sick of reducing fractions.
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J.J. Richardson
- Oct 4, 2016
- 2 min
Buttermilk
I reached for the closest glass and poured into my mouth a volume of the white fluid large enough to fill my cheeks.
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