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Is Your Positivity Causing Harm?

Is Your Positivity Causing Harm?

by Scott Swain | Nov 12, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Parenting, Relationships | 0 comments

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...
Communication Efficiency and Grammar

Communication Efficiency and Grammar

by Scott Swain | Nov 11, 2022 | All Articles, Business, Culture, Liberty, Life, Socialism, Voluntaryism | 0 comments

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

7 Ways Practicing Empathy with an “Enemy” Benefits You

by Scott Swain | Aug 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...
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...
Improving Libertarian Relationships with Practical Empathy

Improving Libertarian Relationships with Practical Empathy

by Scott Swain | Oct 31, 2021 | All Videos, Vids-Business, Vids-EQ, Vids-NVC, Vids-Parenting, Vids-Relationships, Vids-Voluntaryism | 0 comments

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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,...
Libertarian Relationships: from parenting to business

Libertarian Relationships: from parenting to business

by Scott Swain | Mar 26, 2021 | All Videos, Vids-EQ, Vids-NVC, Vids-Parenting, Vids-Relationships, Vids-Voluntaryism | 0 comments

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How Far Do You Extend the Definition of Force?

How Far Do You Extend the Definition of Force?

by Scott Swain | Aug 10, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Culture, Economics, Liberty, Life, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism | 0 comments

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...
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