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History Is a Masochist’s Playbook
The Future is just the past with Push Notifications. No one learns. They just run faster.
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Jeff Robbins
Self-Correcting Vs. Self-Certainty: Is Order Preferred to the Truth?
When the truth is viewed as a threat, society and progress grind to a halt.
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Jeff Robbins
Tariff Wars, Round Two: What Happens Now?
You can call it whatever you want but this has been a declaration of war by the United States on everyone. Well, almost everyone, Russia doesn't seem to…
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Jeff Robbins
The 7 Skills That Make Retirement Better, at Any Age, That No One Tells You About (But You Desperately Need)
Ok. You've been told about a few of these but you undoubtedly need to hear them again.
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Jeff Robbins
How to Stay Grateful Even Though Everything Seems to be Falling Apart
Yes, it's time to be grateful, and respectful, of all cultures, all humans, all society.
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Jeff Robbins
Is it Lord of the Flies? The MAGA Playbook? Or the Zombie Apocalypse? Cult Building 101.
If you make it so simple that no one has to think about it, they'll go along. Lock. Stock. And bloody barrel.
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Jeff Robbins
How to De-Program Yourself from a Doomsday Cult (In an Easy, Half-Dozen-ish Steps)
True believers seem great at first, but they're really just soul-less bots looking for a place to sacrifice themselves.
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Jeff Robbins
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It's not an either-or world. I will help you think more thoroughly about life and business. About your sanity. And how to take a punch and come back swinging. Plus reading lists and an occasional crazy thought or two...
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