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by Casey Alexander There was no reason to reopen the door to the office–they’d made it clear that John wasn’t needed inside–but some instinct made him try anyway. The handle fell a quarter of an inch beneath the force of his wrist, then clicked... More »
Introduction The competition to become a top corporate manager has never been fiercer. While old school corporate management values such as efficiency and vision still have their place, studies in several countries have shown that sociopaths and psychopaths ar... More »
Self-esteem is the opinion you have of yourself. If that opinion is low, you will have problems getting motivated and being successful. Fortunately, a poor sense of self-esteem can be reversed. In fact, it can’t survive if you follow these six suggestions. D... More »
RECITAL Being of sound mind and body, I declare this my Last Will and Testament, thereby revoking any and all previous Wills made by me, regardless of what my family says. Ignore them: all they did was make me feel bad about my career and they know that. RELAT... More »
By Dan Geddes 21 January 2015 America’s fullness is a bad fullness; an emptiness. America is full of emptiness, because it is too full of fullness. It is even empty of emptiness—but in the bad way. –Yamamoto Shunryu Yamamoto (’JA-MAH-’MOH-TOH) wa... More »
Imaginary review by Dan Geddes Early Years Case Studies: Fox Boy and “Tail Envy” The Selfish Stage “Shrink To The Stars” The Inner Victim Hoyt’s Legacy Dr. Claire Hoyt, once the world-famous “Shrink to the Stars,” d... More »
by Dan Geddes 14 January 2000 Introduction Take The Breyers-Devere Probe of Human Worth! How the Questions Are Designed Moral Absolutist (A) vs. Moral Relativist (R) Egoists (E) vs. Team-Players (T) Intellectual (I) vs. Feeler (F) Optimist (O) vs. Pessimist (P... More »
The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield Review By Dan Geddes The Celestine Prophecy claims to be a novel, and it is: a novel disguising a New Age primer. The hero, (who I believe is never given a name) is told about a mysterious, ancient Manuscript now in the... More »