#62 Ellipsism
Ellipsism is the term given to a sense of sadness one experiences when realizing that one won’t live to see the future. For example, an elderly person may be sad…
#61 The Misogi Challenge – Redux
Misogi Challenge: A Misogi is more than a challenge—it’s a rite of passage. Rooted in ancient Japanese purification rituals, Misogi is about stripping away comfort, pushing beyond limits, and emerging…
#60 Sutor, ne ultra Crepidam – Redux
Sutor, ne ultra crepidam is a Latin expression meaning literally "Shoemaker, not beyond the shoe", used to warn people to avoid passing judgment beyond their expertise. The expression led to…
#59 The Misogi Challenge
This out of cycle article is a homage to all of us who keep pushing the boundaries in our chosen areas of expertise and passion in general, and specifically to…
#58 Oscar Wilde, you are Right!
Exulansis: A sense of frustration when you realize that you are talking about an important experience or feeling, but other people are unable to understand or relate to it, and…
#57 Ulysses Pact
I came across this concept (yet again) from a TV show that Jaya and I watching. It is one of those shows where they introduce (mostly) behavior psychology related concepts,…
#56 Myopic Optimization
Myopic optimization is an approach that focuses on achieving short-term gains at the potential expense of long-term benefits. At this point in my life, with 30 years of diabetes taking…
#55 Enouement
There are days I wish I could change something that happened in the past. That is a thing and there is a word for it: Enouement. At the risk of…
#54 DuChenne v/s Pan Am Smile
I came across these two classifications of smile in a recent episode of a TV show my wife and watch regularly. The handful of shows, mostly murder mysteries and police…
#53 Experience versus Learning
Experience is merely the name we give our mistakes. A quote attributed to Oscar Wilde. Assuming Wilde did make that quote, it is a quintessential Wilde. But the question I…