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 12, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Parenting, Relationships |
Original article from 6/5/2017. 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 always having a positive...
by Scott Swain | Nov 11, 2022 | All Articles, Business, Culture, Liberty, Life, Socialism, 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 14, 2022 | 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 | 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 Practical Empathy 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 somehow found the...
by Scott Swain | Aug 27, 2022 | All Videos, Liberty, Life, Vids-EQ, Vids-NVC, Vids-Parenting, Vids-Voluntaryism |
Video is below From my upcoming book, Practical Empathy: In order to keep it simple and reduce confusion, I'm not going to talk here about the many ways other people define empathy and sympathy. There are many! I'm going to focus on integrity. 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 22, 2022 | All Videos, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor, Vids-NVC |
Video is below From my upcoming book, Practical Empathy: In order to keep it simple and reduce confusion, I'm not going to talk here about the many ways other people define empathy and sympathy. There are many! I'm going to focus on integrity. A couple arguing about...
by Scott Swain | Aug 21, 2022 | All Articles, Health, Liberty, Life, Prepping, Voluntaryism |
Began December 2021. Modified often. New Location “Central Park” at 38th & Lamar. Message me for exact location. We meet in my apartment. Back door opens into the park. Calendar: Next sessions Most Sundays at 1:30pm (subject to change) For now, until...
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 Practical Empathy (PEQ), based on and similar to Nonviolent Communication (NVC) by Marshall Rosenberg, PhD. Empathy is not agreement, so you risk no loss of integrity by practicing...
by Scott Swain | Aug 20, 2022 | All Articles, EQ, Liberty, Parenting, Relationships, Voluntaryism |
vir-tue [ vurchoo ] 1. goodness: the quality of being morally good or righteous 2. good quality: a quality that is morally good 3. admirable quality: a quality that is good or admirable, but not necessarily in terms of morality. “If you make a choice under...
by Scott Swain | Aug 8, 2022 | All Videos, Vids-Business, Vids-Pinned, Vids-Voluntaryism |
Video is below Originally posted August 8, 2022. Watch on...
by Scott Swain | Aug 2, 2022 | All Videos, Parenting, Relationships, Vids-EQ, Vids-Gaming, Vids-Humor, Vids-NVC, Vids-Parenting, Vids-Pinned |
Video is below Watch directly on Odysee (LBRY). Mom wants to go to the store. Jimmy wants to keep playing games. Mom chooses empathy. – When children are raised with recognition of and respect for their needs, they grow up respecting themselves and others....
by Scott Swain | Aug 1, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Marxism, Parenting, Relationships, Vids-NVC |
Originally written by Scott Swain in 2016. Based on his book, Practical Empathy, and NVC. Who started it? I think most of us can agree that forcing another person to do something against their will rarely works out as we’d like to see. Yet we do this with...
by Scott Swain | Jul 31, 2022 | All Videos, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor, Vids-NVC, Vids-Pinned |
Video is below Originally posted August 8, 2022. Light-hearted example of Practical Empathy (PE) 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 alone...
by Scott Swain | Jun 29, 2022 | All Articles, Business, Economics, Health, Life, Prepping, Voluntaryism |
From https://www.theepochtimes.com/how-bad-will-the-food-shortage-get_4559748.html STORY AT-A-GLANCE It’s becoming increasingly clear that severe food shortages are going to be inevitable, more or less worldwide, and whatever food is available will continue to go up...
by Scott Swain | Jun 18, 2022 | All Videos, Vids-Business, Vids-Pinned, Vids-Voluntaryism |
Video is below Watch on Odysee Podcast advice summary – Invest for short term only if you can spare potential loss. – Invest for long term for guaranteed win. – Store in your own software or hardware wallet; do not depend on an...
by Scott Swain | Jun 6, 2022 | All Videos, Vids-Pinned, Vids-Voluntaryism, Vids-War |
Video is below Watch on Odysee My oldest client and friend moved here from Nigeria and created a successful life. He sent me this video where one of my favorite podcasters interviews a 32 year old African immigrant who recognized a path to success, and wrote 30 books...
by Scott Swain | Jun 5, 2022 | All Articles, Business, EQ, Life, Parenting, Relationships |
from Scott Swain’s upcoming book, Practical Empathy I used to think fear was the emotion underlying anger. Until a woman in one of my Emotional Intelligence Play Groups said it was actually frustration. I thought about that. I tried to think of a situation where...
by Scott Swain | May 21, 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 | May 10, 2022 | All Articles, Business, Economics, EQ, Liberty, Life, Parenting, Politics, Unschooling, Voluntaryism |
Updated. Originally written in 2014. You probably see the inequities and corruption in our system. Do you also see the growing distance between you and other humans, in your beliefs, amount of time spent with others, and level of compassion you feel? Maybe you even...
by Scott Swain | May 9, 2022 | All Videos, Culture, Feminism, Humor, Life, Vids-Humor, Vids-Pinned |
NSFW Warning rated R. Most spicy content near end of video. Skip the babble and show me the money Have you been watching the Amber v Johnny trial? Seems like half the time that I share that I’ve enjoyed a couple hours of it and made this satire, people want to...
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