PadawanOfHappiness

I am so frustrated by the all out push from so many media outlets, celebraties, friends, and acquaintances, are shouting get the shot, get the shot, there is no problem with the shot, there is no worries.  Why are you so anti-science, why do you hate people and not want to get the shot, you are horrible. Let us take a brief moment to remember that this vaccine is not fully approved, it is approved under Emergency Use Authorization, which is not the same thing as fully approved.  By definition we are missing long term studies, and yes that is a valid reason for some people to hit the pause button. Let us also reflect that there is no such thing as "settled science". Most middle schoolers or high schoolers in America are taught a mode of empirical inquiry and knowledge attainment usually referred to as the "scientific method." Although the discipline has origins dating back to classical antiquity, the term emerged in the 19th century and took on sustained life in ...

When I was in high school back in the 20th century science was taught as a bunch of questions, you question things and you debate them and acknowledge that there are different view points, and weigh the merits and decide.  It seems that as more information becomes available it is not about the science and it is not about the debate it is about who is loudest and shutting anyone else down. Earlier today I saw a friend share Neil deGrasse Tyson's post and it made me both sad and angry.  These posts are not helping anything. Screen shot from Neil deGrasse Tyson's Public Facebook Page In fact it is inhibiting discussions and causing people to dig into their positions.  Please remember that as we learn more it seems that both sides of the position are actively fear mongers, we had vocal 'authoritative voices' down play the risks, as well as overstate the risks.  The funny thing is that science isn't set in stone so what we 'know' today may very well be prove...

I have been doing a lot of thinking about jobs, work, and careers lately and one thing that came to mind is a concept that many people that crochet or knit known and understand well. And that is identifying what about the craft they enjoy, are they a process or product person .  I realized that can very easily apply to a job/career as well.   All of my corporate work experience is in some area of financial data or banking.  As I looked at job postings I would often see a phrase that was similar to "must be passionate about XYZ industry".  On one level I completely understand how that would be a benefit for the employee and even the employer, however that doesn't always mean that passion can mean the person is the best for the job. What is Process vs. Product? I am going to define what I mean in terms of process vrs product as an employee. Process : A person that is a process employee probably doesn't have love or hate for the industry they just like the pro...