by Michael Best | Mar 18, 2026 | Articles and excerpts
I apparently run the risk of becoming the pariah of my community because I feed the deer. I’ll explain how this is even possible by first setting the scene. We live in a quasi-rural community on approximately one-acre lots in a forested area midway between the...
by Michael Best | Mar 17, 2026 | Blog posts and book excerpts
Sometimes, when trying to explain one’s introversion and resultant impatience with trying to get things done via structured groups of invariably inflated egos, it’s easier to point to someone well known and credible with similarly-expressed views and say, ”Exactly!”...
by Michael Best | Feb 6, 2026 | Blog posts and book excerpts
A while ago The Guardian reported the findings of a survey of passwords by the tech company, NordPass. The results explain why hacking is so widespread and apparently lucrative. According to NordPass, “ . . . about 80 percent of data breaches are caused by...
by Michael Best | Feb 6, 2026 | Blog posts and book excerpts
Is viewing a creative work a creative act? Yes, it is, according to the late psychologist, Rollo May (1909 – 1994), as quoted by Victor Strecher in his book, Life on Purpose. May apparently said: “When we engage in a painting . . . We are experiencing some new moment...
by Michael Best | Mar 3, 2025 | Blog posts and book excerpts
The assumption that any bureaucracy, particularly government bureaucracies, are wasteful and inefficient, is not new. It’s been around for at least my lifetime and probably a lot longer than that. And it’s reinforced anecdotally almost daily. Based on the...
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