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How to Lead: For Sociopaths

October 26, 2023 by Joe Gray in Comedy, Business, Communication, Philosophy, Personal Development, Psychology, Rants, Relationships, Retail Perspective, Thoughts, Leadership

Do you want to work your way to the top for the sole purpose of doing less and dictating more? Is status and power important to you but you don't really want to do much? Then you're in the right place. 

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October 26, 2023 /Joe Gray
leadership, sarcasm, howtolead, leading, leader, business, relationships, retail, blog, opinions, corporate, sociopaths, communication, management, manager, customerservice, CEO, psychology, thoughts, rant, hierarchy
Comedy, Business, Communication, Philosophy, Personal Development, Psychology, Rants, Relationships, Retail Perspective, Thoughts, Leadership

Nihilism Doesn’t Exist

June 03, 2023 by Joe Gray in Communication, Cultural Musings, Epistemology, Language/Linguistics, Philosophy, Rants, Thoughts

Nihilism doesn’t exist. It is a paradox. If there is no meaning then the word nihilism can’t have any meaning and therefore nihilism doesn’t exist. If nihilism has a meaning then meaning exists and nihilism exists only as a paradoxical concept.

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June 03, 2023 /Joe Gray
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Communication, Cultural Musings, Epistemology, Language/Linguistics, Philosophy, Rants, Thoughts

10 reasons everyone should learn basic Sign Language

March 04, 2023 by Joe Gray in Sign Language, Cultural Musings, Communication, Language/Linguistics, Tips and Tricks, Top Tens

Basic sign language is intuitive and easier to learn than most other languages. It is expressive and teaches you to focus on the nonverbal aspects of communication in a unique way. It helps you express yourself in a new way and understand what others are expressing with their bodies and faces. 

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March 04, 2023 /Joe Gray
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Sign Language, Cultural Musings, Communication, Language/Linguistics, Tips and Tricks, Top Tens

NOT Conscious

July 17, 2020 by Joe Gray in Consciousness, Epistemology, Philosophy, Psychology, Rants, Thoughts, Whimsies

The hardest thing to do is convince someone you're not conscious. People see consciousness everywhere. They apply it to wind and rain. Mountains and rodents. We can personify anything including the universe and god and gods and vegetables. We tell stories of eggs that fall off of castles and bunnies that have tea parties. Everything is a metaphor for ourselves and we are everyone.

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July 17, 2020 /Joe Gray
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Consciousness, Epistemology, Philosophy, Psychology, Rants, Thoughts, Whimsies

Re-Post: Bro Virtue Signalling

June 06, 2019 by Joe Gray in Cultural Musings, Lifestyle, Personal Development, Podcast Reviews, Reccomendations

"Bro Virtue Signalling, or BVS, is when someone who is super cool also espouses virtues in a cool way. It is important that the signal is not preachy or trying to actually make someone feel worthless. It has to be empowering being perceived as being a "big deal". 

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June 06, 2019 /Joe Gray
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Cultural Musings, Lifestyle, Personal Development, Podcast Reviews, Reccomendations

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