Month: January 2021

How do you handle strong emotions? ” “” “Those of us who grew up in America, particularly men, are taught not to show emotion. I was reflecting on this last night, and realized that I try to hide emotion by holding it in. But it takes a lot of tension and pressure on myself to…

In Letter from a Birmingham Jail, MLK writes: ” “”I have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and…

Inertia is a powerful force.” “” “Newton’s First Law about inertia states “An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion”. ” “” “When I was leaving my PhD program in physics, I told a friend that I was considering taking a few months off to figure out what…