Thinking – Brooke Allen

You do not need permission to do the right thing. No one can give you permission to do the wrong thing.

I went to college in 1970. By 1974 I had a degree in mathematics and experience hitchhiking to every state of the union except for Alaska and Hawaii; perhaps 30,000 miles in all. I learned more about how to live from those experiences than anything I learned in a school. Here is the story of whatContinue reading “You do not need permission to do the right thing. No one can give you permission to do the wrong thing.”

Bad Owners

© 2010 Brooke Allen brooke@brookeallen.com http://www.BrookeAllen.com Originally published in International Family Magazine Shareholders have a problem – themselves. My friend asked me when his mutual funds would rebound, and I asked him why he cares. He said, “Because if they are not going to rebound, I am going to sell.” I asked him what heContinue reading “Bad Owners”

What to Think About How to Think

When discussing “math phobia” our neighbor, a psychotherapist, said, “I can’t think mathematically.” My son said, “Then you can’t think.” She was taken aback. “Of course I can think. I just can’t think mathematically.” My son said, “See, you’re not thinking.” The conversation ended there. Do you see? My son understands logic, which is aContinue reading “What to Think About How to Think”