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What is virtue and how do we encourage it?

What is virtue and how do we encourage it?

by Scott Swain | Jun 22, 2022 | All Articles, EQ, Liberty, Parenting, Relationships, Voluntaryism | 0 comments

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...
How Can Empathy Transform Business Relationships?

How Can Empathy Transform Business Relationships?

by Scott Swain | Jun 9, 2022 | All Articles, Business, EQ | 0 comments

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...
From Anger to Peace

From Anger to Peace

by Scott Swain | Jun 5, 2022 | All Articles, Business, EQ, Life, Parenting, Relationships | 0 comments

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...
7 Ways Practicing Empathy with an “Enemy” Benefits You

7 Ways Practicing Empathy with an “Enemy” Benefits You

by Scott Swain | May 20, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Life, Relationships | 0 comments

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...
How Do We Create a Better World?

How Do We Create a Better World?

by Scott Swain | May 10, 2022 | All Articles, Business, Economics, EQ, Liberty, Life, Parenting, Politics, Unschooling, Voluntaryism | 0 comments

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...
New Emotional Fragility Primary Causes

New Emotional Fragility Primary Causes

by Scott Swain | Mar 20, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Health, Life, Parenting, Relationships, Voluntaryism | 0 comments

The increase in unhealthy eating, sedentary lifestyles, various drugs, public education, and a certain kind of parenting have contributed to a steep increase in obesity (including children!), diabetes, cancer, and other ailments, including emotional fragility. Diet...
Stop giving away your power! Healthy alternative to apology

Stop giving away your power! Healthy alternative to apology

by Scott Swain | Feb 28, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Parenting, Relationships | 0 comments

This article is an analysis of “The Power Of Wholeness And Healing: Ho’oponopono”https://www.compassionatelistening.org/post/power-of-wholeness… First, I want to point out the potential positive aspects of the above mentioned system. I...
Better to see TRUST as black & white or spectrum?

Better to see TRUST as black & white or spectrum?

by Scott Swain | Feb 25, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Parenting, Relationships | 0 comments

Originally written in 2016. Updated. When you think of how much you trust people, do you think in terms of: (A) I either trust them or I don’t. OR (B) My trust for a person has a range from “no trust” or “very little trust” through...
On Cussing

On Cussing

by Scott Swain | Dec 2, 2021 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Life, Parenting, Relationships | 0 comments

Originally written in February 2022. Does anyone else notice an increase in cussing? In what experiences, subcultures, or media in your day to day life?What do you believe the affects are? I want to be clear: I’ve zero moral issues with cussing. My issue is that...
On libertarian selfishness

On libertarian selfishness

by Scott Swain | Oct 4, 2021 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Liberty, Life, Politics, Relationships, Voluntaryism | 0 comments

What if being “highly independent” can make it difficult for us to see the value of strong relationships and our “me-first” attitude, completely logical, in reality, can be supplemented with even just a bit of compromise at times in order to...
For Peace Keep Your Mouth Shut?

For Peace Keep Your Mouth Shut?

by Scott Swain | Sep 1, 2021 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Life, Relationships | 0 comments

I see wisdom… and a problem with the message of this meme: “A wise man once said… nothing. He let her vent and then they had sex afterwards”. If the idea is for the man to deeply listen with empathy instead of defensiveness or advice, then yay,...
Language of Liberation

Language of Liberation

by Scott Swain | Aug 19, 2021 | All Articles, EQ, Liberty, Parenting, Relationships, Voluntaryism | 0 comments

Updated. Originally written in 2016. An effective way to spread Voluntaryism while rewiring your brain for increased awareness, control of your own emotions, understanding of responsibility, and personal power. Have you ever wished you could demonstrate your...
Why Men & Women Do What They Do

Why Men & Women Do What They Do

by Scott Swain | Apr 2, 2021 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Life, Relationships | 0 comments

by Jim Ateoi Why do men and women seem to have such different goals, interests, and behaviors? Both men and women often get mad or frustrated because they don’t get what they want from the other. They also get mad or frustrated with themselves for making choices that...
Values Needs Wants Motives

Values Needs Wants Motives

by Scott Swain | Jul 22, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Relationships, Voluntaryism | 0 comments

Official “needs inventory” as originally created by Marshall Rosenberg: https://www.cnvc.org/training/resource/needs-inventory Feelings:...
Are Kids Getting Enough Hardship Inoculation & Empathy?

Are Kids Getting Enough Hardship Inoculation & Empathy?

by Scott Swain | Jun 9, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Marxism, Parenting, Relationships | 0 comments

Originally written by Scott Swain in 2017. Not authoritarian or permissive What I’m recommending is neither “permissive parenting” or “authoritarian parenting”. It’s part of a growing movement called “peaceful parenting”...
How I Accidentally Became a Lie Detector

How I Accidentally Became a Lie Detector

by Scott Swain | May 16, 2020 | All Articles, Business, EQ, Life, Relationships | 0 comments

  After many years of practicing the Nonviolent Communication (NVC) method of empathy and then creating my own system based on NVC, called Practical Empathy (PEQ), I’ve become much more aware of when I’m being lied to. How did this happen? My...
Language that Dodges Choice and Responsibility

Language that Dodges Choice and Responsibility

by Scott Swain | May 11, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Liberty, Relationships | 0 comments

Evaluation Evaluations and moralistic judgements are when we judge another person [often as “wrong” or “bad” but also including terms like “good” and “awesome”] when they do things that are not in agreement with our...
Empathy & Sympathy: What’s the difference?

Empathy & Sympathy: What’s the difference?

by Scott Swain | May 1, 2020 | All Articles, EQ, Relationships | 0 comments

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 my changing understanding of these...
Dear 3rd Wave Feminists

Dear 3rd Wave Feminists

by Scott Swain | May 1, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Feminism, Humor, Life, Politics, Relationships, Voluntaryism | 0 comments

I watched The Red Pill by Cassie Jaye and feel inspired to reach out to the newer, 3rd wave feminists who want a different kind of equality; more than what has been law in the United States since 1920 via the 19th Amendment. What I would like is more harmony between...

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