There's something we could do to assure that public officials will have more understanding of and empathy for the public they serve: institute a poverty prerequisite. Every candidate for a public office -- elected or appointed -- that governs large numbers of citizens ought to first serve an educational term of poverty.
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The Resistance is the enemy inside you. It's the set of instincts that evolved to keep us alive in caveman conditions. It's selfish, lazy, scared, and intent on immediate gratification. The Resistance votes against risk. Sometimes, we all succumb to the Resistance.
Read MoreMonths ago I was writing material related to the 2016 US election campaign. It felt too intense for the situation at the time, but it kept brewing in my head, even after I quit posting it mid-stream.
Read MoreStart. Launch. Go. Do it. If you don't, you'll be left behind. And where you can, plan enough so that if you fail, you fail gracefully and cheaply.
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