by Scott Howard Swain | Dec 15, 2023 | 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 Howard 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,...
by Scott Howard Swain | Aug 20, 2023 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Life, Relationships |
Following is an argument for using a form of empathy I’ve developed called the “Practical EmPath” (PEP) system, based on and similar to Nonviolent Communication (NVC) by Marshall Rosenberg, PhD. Empathy is not agreement, so you risk no loss of...
by Scott Howard Swain | Mar 31, 2023 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Parenting, PEP, Practical Empathy Book, Uncategorized, Unschooling |
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 Howard Swain | Feb 7, 2023 | All Videos, EQ, Life, V-EQ, V-Parenting, V-PEP, V-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 Howard Swain | Sep 26, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Life, Parenting, Relationships, Unschooling |
Excerpt from the "A Practical EmPath" system by Scott Howard 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...
by Scott Howard Swain | Aug 27, 2022 | All Videos, Liberty, Life, V-EQ, V-Parenting, V-PEP, V-Voluntaryism |
Video is below On Odysee (LBRY): On DoucheTube: Looking for the article by this name? https://clearsay.net/what-does-integrity-mean-to-you-2 We all wear SOME “mask” that shifts based on who we are currently interacting with. Typically, our masks change...
by Scott Howard 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 Howard Swain | Aug 1, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Marxism, Parenting, Relationships, V-PEP |
Originally written by Scott Howard 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...
by Scott Howard Swain | Jun 17, 2022 | All Videos, Culture, V-EQ, V-Humor, V-PEP, V-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...
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