by Scott Swain | Nov 25, 2023 | All Articles, Culture, Economics, Feminism, Liberty, Life, Marxism, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism |
Originally written in 2020. Updated often. Over the past few years there has been an acceleration in what some call “cultural Marxism”, “identity politics”, tokenism, or “wokeness”. One form this has taken has been in films,...
by Scott Swain | Nov 22, 2023 | All Videos, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor, Vids-PEP |
Video is below A couple arguing about what activity to do together. She wants to go out but he wants to stay in. These “wants” are strategies to get needs/values met. They choose to go below strategies to investigate the needs-that-inform-those-strategies...
by Scott Swain | Oct 2, 2023 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Parenting, Relationships |
One of the most liberating ideas I’ve come to is that being excessively positive can sometimes be as destructive as being negative. What? Are you kidding? What possible drawbacks could there be from having a positive attitude? Of course, we’ve all heard of...
by Scott Swain | Oct 2, 2023 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Health, Life, Parenting, Relationships, Voluntaryism |
Originally written in March 2022. See link to full size chart below. The increase in unhealthy eating, sedentary lifestyles, technology, social media, various prescription drugs, public education, and a certain kind of parenting have contributed to a steep increase in...
by Scott Swain | Sep 23, 2023 | All Articles, Health, Life |
Originally written on 2021-04-03 after a little over 2 years of a strict lifestyle routine. # Contradicting the ignorance and misinformation from doctors, big pharma, and the grain industry Billions of dollars of drugs are sold to remedy type 2 diabetes. The more I...
by Scott Swain | Sep 10, 2023 | All Videos, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor, Vids-PEP, Vids-Relationships |
Video is below On YouTube: The “A Practical EmPath” system (PEP) / NVC early days: Imagine a future generation of compassionate adults who truly get their own needs and the needs of others. A generation of adults who deeply understand the link between...
by Scott Swain | Aug 10, 2023 | All Articles, Culture, Liberty, Life, Voluntaryism |
The List of Festivals Gratitude to Kenny P for putting this list together and maintaining it! Feel free to copy and repost! I appreciate hearing of new events or...
by Scott Swain | Jul 6, 2023 | All Articles, Business, Liberty, Machine Learning, Politics, Privacy |
There are several realistic dangers associated with a careless attitude toward digital privacy: Rampant Identity Theft: Identity thieves empowered by casually shared personal information can strip away our security, freedom, and prosperity. These manipulative digital...
by Scott Swain | Jul 6, 2023 | All Articles, Machine Learning |
Have you ever been in a situation where your short term memory was so limited that you had an idea, sought to speak it, and by mid-sentence, forgot the idea? Can you imagine how limiting that can be to your ability to reason? After building a number of applications...
by Scott Swain | Mar 31, 2023 | All Articles, Parenting, Uncategorized |
Punishment and reward Some common punishments “Stop crying. Calm down. Knock it off. You’re fine. There’s nothing wrong with you. Be quiet. Shut your mouth and do what I told you to do. You’ll get over it.” Or distractions like...
by Scott Swain | Mar 31, 2023 | Uncategorized |
The “A Practical EmPath” system (PEP) by Scott Swain is a concept that is closely related to Nonviolent Communication (NVC) by Marshall Rosenberg. It involves developing the ability to empathize with others in a practical and actionable way. The term was...
by Scott Swain | Feb 7, 2023 | All Videos, EQ, Life, Vids-EQ, Vids-Parenting, Vids-PEP, Vids-Voluntaryism |
Video is below On Odysee (LBRY): On DoucheTube: Notes for talk: * Being in the moment(1) Can’t fear without future think, more confidence, ease. (2) Body will feel more relaxed, others see this as confidence.- positive feedback loop. * Acceptance (is not...
by Scott Swain | Feb 5, 2023 | All Articles, Corruption, Culture, Liberty, Life, Machine Learning, Marxism, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism |
Me:”Hello, please summarize the book ‘Democracy, the God That Failed’ by Hans-Herman Hoppe. Describe up to 10 of the key ideas in the book, and for each key idea, give up to 3 arguments or pieces of evidence from the book that support the...
by Scott Swain | Dec 23, 2022 | All Articles, Business, Economics, Liberty, Politics, Voluntaryism |
On the surface a person might believe, “If we didn’t have intellectual property laws, it would open the floodgates for copycats everywhere, reducing incentive for people to create. We would have Chinese phones that look like iPhones and poor Apple!...
by Scott Swain | Dec 16, 2022 | All Articles, EQ, Health, Life, Relationships |
The alarm goes off. The torture begins. You choose how long the pain will go on. Every time you hit snooze, you extend that torture for you and your mate. Pitfalls When you hit snooze, you are:- breaking a promise to yourself, reducing your integrity and self-worth....
by Scott Swain | Nov 24, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, Liberty |
Summary of the history of Irish slavery: In the 17th century, during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, an estimated 30,000-50,000 Irish people were sent into slavery in the Caribbean and Virginia. Cromwell shipped Irish slaves to the colonies as a way to help fund...
by Scott Swain | Nov 11, 2022 | All Articles, EQ, Life, Relationships, Voluntaryism |
A zoom-able version of the above image is near the bottom of this article. Originally written July 28, 2022. How much time do we actually save by taking short cuts with our communication? I’m a fan of efficiency. This is why I simultaneously sympathize with and...
by Scott Swain | Oct 28, 2022 | All Videos, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor, Vids-PEP, Vids-Pinned |
Created in 2012 Video is below Light-hearted example of the “A Practical EmPath” system (PEP) based on Nonviolent Communication (NVC) being used in a disagreement between lovers. Sassy Strummer wants to spend time with Drummer Boy out on the town. He wants...
by Scott Swain | Oct 13, 2022 | All Articles, Business, Climate, Corruption, Economics, Liberty, Life, Politics, Voluntaryism |
Originally written Nov 24, 2018 How & why did this begin? In 1974, “The Weather Machine,” a BBC show, warned of impending climate disaster. After four decades of cooling temperatures, the idea was there was a threat of a new ice age coming. In the...
by Scott Swain | Oct 5, 2022 | All Articles, Business, Economics, Liberty, Life, Money, Prepping |
First, the obvious Keep some emergency cash in it. Buy some gold and/or silver rounds to keep in there for when the economy collapses. A safe helps you keep what you have, in case of burglary or even dishonest people attending events in your home. Now for the less...
by Scott Swain | Sep 26, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Life, Parenting, Relationships, Unschooling |
Excerpt from the "A Practical EmPath" system by Scott Swain. Originally written in September 2022. Permissive <> Practical <> Authoritarian A friend came to visit the other day. Let’s call her Jane. She complained some that she was really glad to have...
by Scott Swain | Aug 27, 2022 | All Videos, Liberty, Life, Vids-EQ, Vids-Parenting, Vids-PEP, Vids-Voluntaryism |
Video is below On Odysee (LBRY): On...
by Scott Swain | Aug 23, 2022 | All Articles, Business, EQ |
Originally published in 2019 Have you experienced times when you felt you did your best and you receive only criticism? How about feeling completely misunderstood or unappreciated when your accomplishments seem to be in plain sight? Many of us spend a significant...
by Scott Swain | Aug 21, 2022 | All Articles, Health, Liberty, Life, Prepping, Voluntaryism |
Began December 2021. Modified often. Price: Free This is for growth, learning, play, and connection. Not a money-making endeavor. New Location “Central Park” at 38th & Lamar. Message me for exact location. We meet in my apartment. Back door opens into...
by Scott Swain | Aug 20, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Life, Relationships |
Following is an argument for using a form of empathy I’ve developed called the "A Practical EmPath" system (PEPQ), based on and similar to Nonviolent Communication (NVC) by Marshall Rosenberg, PhD. Empathy is not agreement, so you risk no loss of integrity by...
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