Category Archives: General Musings

Just a general post, of no specific import, and which I will use from time to time to make quick comments.

Hope and Change – the 2018 Edition

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Dr Joseph Russo

Perhaps there is hope and change after all.  God knows we didn’t have it from 2008-2016, no matter how much was promised. Turns out, unsubstantiated claims of sexual abuse – indeed, the mere allegation of same – will not win … Continue reading →

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When The Birds Attack

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Dr Joseph Russo

This piece, in the Wall Street Journal, is simply too good not to post here (with all due attribution to the Journal and the piece’s author, Mr. Kevin D. Williamson).  It sums up so much of what I have been … Continue reading →

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Stop Reading!

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Dr Joseph Russo

This was published in today’s Daily Stoic and I thought it too good not to re-post here on my Blog. It isn’t my work (duh) but it is my general orientation toward picking, and picking up, the books I read.  … Continue reading →

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Me Too – the End of America As I Knew It

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Dr Joseph Russo

Last fall, in the United States, a friend of mine was the target of a nasty letter, one that has not been shared with him, asserting all manner of improprieties. It was sent by a group of nurses and doctors … Continue reading →

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Wanna Make an Impact? Grab a Broom!

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Dr Joseph Russo

Rick Rigsby delivered perhaps the most watched commencement speech ever given, perhaps more so than even David Foster Wallace’s This is Water speech. You can watch it here. And please pay special attention to his admonition that to lead, to … Continue reading →

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Somehow I Managed (Part Five): 100+ Things I Learned in Business

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Dr Joseph Russo

This is Part Five, the last in a five part series, on what I learned in 25+ years in business. You can see Part One here, Part Two here, Part Three here, and Part Four here. I will also have a separate post … Continue reading →

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Somehow I Managed (Part Four): 100+ Things I Learned in Business

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Dr Joseph Russo

This is Part Four of a five part series on what I learned in 25+ years in business. You can see Part One here, Part Two here and Part Three here. Once again, to understand my title, Somehow I Managed, you … Continue reading →

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Somehow I Managed (Part Two): 100+ Things I Learned in Business

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Dr Joseph Russo

This is part two. In part one of this series, I spoke about 25 things I’d learned in business. You can view those items here. Remember, this is built off of the parody invented by Michael Scott (played by Steve … Continue reading →

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Somehow, I Managed (Part One): 100+ Things I Learned in Business

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Dr Joseph Russo

Michael Scott was the world’s best manager, and he has the coffee mug to prove it (“No. 1 Boss!”). His book, entitled Somehow I Manage, was never released (it’s all there, he said, in my head). I would love to … Continue reading →

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To Sleep, Per Chance to Dream (of more productivity!)

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Dr Joseph Russo

The rule seems to be, as you age you get less sleep. Not that you don’t NEED sleep, but because there is something about aging that alters the sleep cycle. I have seen numerous articles of late about how Americans … Continue reading →

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