The Neurodivergent Professor

As we conduct the great KEW acid tests I have to establish a baseline. In this episode I want to touch on a few elements of the 'human personality' and our 'global value system' that I think we can i…

I apologize that it has been nearly a month since my re-introduction post and Episode 101. I have been overwhelmed with thoughts, ideas, tangents, trailheads, and rabbit holes regarding this new dire…

It's been six months. Though I wasn't sure what would happen with KEW, I knew I would be back. 

After 100 Episodes and over 30 interviews, I am inspired to work on new material here on Knowledge + Exp…

Everything about our 'biological-ness' is really about change. The developmental stages are all change. We all grow bigger through life. We go through a brief period of fast growth, then switch over …

I kind of can't believe the title of Episode 99, but this is the culmination of the previous KEW Episodes and Interviews. Hopefully this body of work, thus far, has given me a bit of credibility. Cou…

Are you familiar with the 'bell curve'? It's also called a 'normal curve', or a Gaussian distribution because it describes what statisticians call a 'normal distribution'. Here's the wikipedia defini…

Do you put on your oxygen mask first?

Then what?

We help our kids, our partners, the people sitting next to us.

But we don't think too much about what to do next. We are sort of obsessed with taking car…

You know you do it. You think you are right about something, only to find out you were incredibly, undeniably, 180 degrees wrong.

It happens. To all of us. To all of us humans, anyway.

We all think we'…

Do you enjoy friendly competition?

Many of us do. Some say it brings out the best in us. Some thrive in an environment where other people push us to perform at higher and higher levels.

I can appreciat…

Do you seek balance in your life, or do you go all-in on things you like?

I used to think everyone wanted balance, and had a moderate approach to all things in order to maintain that balance across th…

Have you ever been sucked into an internet thread and walked away feeling angry?

You know, like a political rant thread? Identity politics? Ad hominem attacks and name-calling?

Isn't that frustrating?

T…

Has anyone ever told you to turn off your analytical mind?

Or to use your intuition?

I'm lucky to have a coach that constantly asks my analytical self to step aside. 

The space that remains, sans analys…

Most of us are not perfect.

I certainly am not. In fact,lately I have been replaying several moments from my life where I behaved poorly. 

But when I do this nowadays, I don't beat myself up. I have le…

"Leaping into the Abyss Requires Faith, but Will Set You Free"

Have you ever had Analysis Paralysis, or been unable to make a decision? 

I'm sure you have - it happens all the time. Basically, we have…

Have you experienced trauma? 

Have you overcome adversity?

Many, if not most, of us have not have perfect lives.

Candice Smiley is like us. Though we don't talk specifically about her past, you will be …

Do you ever think about trade-offs in your life? Something as simple as choosing to have the Doritos knowing they are bad for your body? Or driving over the speed limit knowing you could get a ticket…

Where do you stand on the whole 'personal responsibility' issue?

I always assumed that I had to take care of my own stuff. I made my choices and had to deal with them.

When I had kids, everyone kept te…

Do you struggle with relationships? 

I did for a long time. I went through a divorce in 2010 and that kickstarted an interesting adventure in dating and thinking about companionship in general.

Luckily…

Not many people like talking about, much less admitting, what they are afraid of.

But I have found, in my work and over a decade meeting with therapists and coaches, that fear is a HUGE motivator.

It t…

You're probably like, 'mind control, what's this guy talking about?' Either he's going to tell us how we need to get in our heads and understand what's going on, or he's going to talk about how the a…