(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.)   Mystery and puzzle are words which are often used interchangeably, but there is a big difference — which causes a Distinction — between them. Jigsaw, crossword, and Sudoku are all forms of puzzles. Puzzles share the…

(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.)   On the surface it sounds like a good idea to give someone the ‘benefit of the doubt,’ but it has hidden problems. You may think you’re being gracious, open for different viewpoints. You may think it’s…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “A human being is a part of the whole, called by us ‘Universe,’ a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest – a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a…

(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.)   In a world of sound-bites and Wiki-bits, of watching Talking-Heads instead of doing our own reading, of assuming ‘experts’ are unbiased and telling us the ‘truth,’ we have the potential to mistake Cause for Correlate. Cause…