What are the risks of marijuana use?

I spent a few months recently in Arizona, which allows the sale and use of marijuana for medical purposes, and I was amazed at all the ads for marijuana dispensaries. At present 20 U.S. states and the District of Columbia permit sale of medical marijuana. Two of those...

What is the best advice you ever received?

I just read that Bill Clinton said the best advice he ever received came from Nelson Mandela.: Focus on the future, not on unpleasant parts of the past. I like that — if Nelson Mandela can let the past go after all that he went through in prison, I can lean that...

Are you afraid of dying?

Do you fear your own death? If so, you are not alone. Fear of dying is a powerful feature of humans. It helps us remain safe and healthy. This value of fear is on my mind after reading about a Maryland woman whose car was struck from behind by a huge truck. She was on...

Someday students will stand during class sessions

We all follow behavioral scripts. When we see someone we know, we look at the person and say hello. When we enter a building, we walk in frontwards. When we go to a class as a student, we sit at a desk. In Australia, we never go into a classroom and squat, kneel, or...

Want to be very successful?

By design or by chance, I have read four books this year about hugely successful individuals: Arnold Schwarzenegger (‘Total Recall”) Steve Jobs (‘Steve Jobs”), Richard Branson (“Losing My Virginity”), and Valerie Browning...