by Jim Chaput | Mar 12, 2020 | Jim's Blog
There are some things that I do in the morning or they don’t happen. For some reason, the momentum of the day takes over and when I see the incomplete tasks at the end of the day I think, “It’s too late, I’ll try again tomorrow.” When I think about it, this makes no...
by Jim Chaput | Mar 11, 2020 | Jim's Blog
A rational argument probably won’t have much effect on someone who’s behaving irrationally. Judging them probably doesn’t help them or you either. Even more so than other times, empathy is the best course. “First seek to understand, then be...
by Jim Chaput | Mar 10, 2020 | Jim's Blog
I don’t watch the news or read any news beyond our local free paper. It’s still unavoidable hearing a wide range of opinions on the Coronavirus. Many people have pointed out that more people die every year from the flu. That doesn’t tell me the level of...
by Jim Chaput | Mar 9, 2020 | Jim's Blog
If you want to win, you need to know the rules. You also need to know whether other people are playing by the same rules. If you assume everyone follows the rules, cheaters will catch you flat-footed. When you’re playing against someone who cheats, winning is a lot...
by Jim Chaput | Mar 8, 2020 | Jim's Blog
Honesty is one of my core values. One of my challenges is that I generally assume others are also being honest. It’s nice to be trusting and hopefully it won’t lead me too far astray. As the saying goes – “Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame...
by Jim Chaput | Mar 7, 2020 | Jim's Blog
I cannot figure out why we still engage in the seemingly pointless exercise of daylight savings time. I can’t recall anyone expressing any benefits to the exercise. Daylight is like air in a ballon. If you squeeze it out of one part, it goes to the other part. No...
