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 | 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 | 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 | 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...
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 1, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Marxism, Parenting, Relationships, Vids-PEP |
Originally written by Scott Swain in 2016. Based on his book, the "A Practical EmPath" system, 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...
by Scott Swain | Jun 5, 2022 | All Articles, Business, EQ, Life, Parenting, Relationships |
from Scott Swain’s upcoming book, the "A Practical EmPath" system 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...
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 | Jul 15, 2021 | All Articles, All Videos, Culture, Liberty, Life, Marxism, Politics, Socialism, Vids-Marxism, Vids-Pinned, Vids-Racism, Vids-Voluntaryism, Voluntaryism |
From the premiere episode of Jason Whitlock’s new BlazeTV show, comes one of his patented fire-starter monologues. It’s a letter to black America that covers everything from Colin Kaepernick to George Floyd to LeBron James and the all-too-cozy relationship...
by Scott Swain | Aug 10, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Culture, Economics, Liberty, Life, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism |
I bet most of us agree that there is usually a net overall loss when one person forces another person to do a thing. Sometimes, though, people “expand” the definition of force to include not doing a thing. What?! Example A person in need came to you asking...
by Scott Swain | Jun 28, 2020 | All Videos, Vids-Humor, Vids-Racism, Vids-Voluntaryism |
Video is below A satirical animated trip into an alternate future where Hillary Clinton won against Donald Trump for the Presidency and makes an appearance on the David Letterman Show. David asks hard questions and Hillary has answers. Included is her plan to equalize...
by Scott Swain | Jun 9, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Marxism, Parenting, Relationships |
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”...
by Scott Swain | May 22, 2020 | All Articles, Liberty, Life, Privacy, Voluntaryism |
“But if I am doing nothing wrong then why worry?” What if privacy is something that makes you a human? While it is useful to deny snoopers such as Facebook, Google, US National Security Agency (NSA), FBI, Police, insurance companies, etc., from seeing your...
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 | 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 | 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...
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