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mentor, life coach,

Should We All have Professional Life Coaches?

March 24, 2018March 18, 2018 Gazedreamer

While reading the book Lives of Promise by Karen Arnold I had a few thoughts. It seems like a path to success and satisfaction in one’s career relies on either luck, self-exploration, career exploration and guidance. It seems that rarely … Continue reading Should We All have Professional Life Coaches?

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school integration, racism,

How Do You Reduce the Racial Inequality Gap?

August 12, 2017August 2, 2017 Gazedreamer

I was listening to Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast Revisionist History Season 2 episode 3, Miss Buchanan’s Period Of Adjustment, which is about school integration, when a few thoughts stuck with me. Who were the people that objected to their schools becoming … Continue reading How Do You Reduce the Racial Inequality Gap?

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Cultural Evolution

June 10, 2017May 21, 2017 Gazedreamer

The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection We think that we have a decent understanding of how biology evolves over time. A certain group, a certain population, has a set of traits. With each successive generation, new traits will appear … Continue reading Cultural Evolution

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African market place

A Cecian Dream

March 4, 2017January 7, 2017 Gazedreamer

Below is a synopsis of a dream I had on the 353rd of the year that I felt like sharing.   A young man and friends are walking around a market place. Young man meets another young man and the two … Continue reading A Cecian Dream

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afro, curly hair, wavy hair, straight hair

Why are there different Hair Textures?

August 20, 2016August 20, 2016 Gazedreamer

For years characteristics that are strongly associated with “blackness” such as thick lips, wide noses, dark skin, and curly or kinky hair were associated with inferiority. These were touted as evidence that these people were closer to lower animals, even … Continue reading Why are there different Hair Textures?

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Quantum Prayers and Origins of Coincidences

February 28, 2016 Gazedreamer

Two quick thoughts. Just humor me. Quantum Prayers First, assume that prayers and wishes are fulfilled occasionally. Second, only consider prayers and wishes that have a low probability of occurring. Third, as a rational thinker, believe that the universe is … Continue reading Quantum Prayers and Origins of Coincidences

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