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Re-Post: Paying attention: A Retail Perspective

December 12, 2019 by Joe Gray in Business, Management, Retail Perspective

Try to not ignore anyone.

Security and Fence: A Retail Perspective

December 06, 2019 by Joe Gray in Business, Cultural Musings, Ethics, Management, Retail Perspective

At a high-risk retail location such as the one I have been working at these past three years there comes a time when you are asked to be both a security guard for the products you sell and fence for the thieves that steal them.

Questions about Panpsychism

December 02, 2019 by Joe Gray in Philosophy, Psychology, Thoughts, Consciousness

After listening to Sean Carol debate Philip Goff about panpsychism and materialism I had a few questions about panpsychism.

Are animals conscious?

If so, how would we find out?

Re-Post: How and Why I Quit Biting My Nails

December 01, 2019 by Joe Gray in Balance, Free Will, Lifestyle, Personal Development, Psychology, Memoirs

I know what everyone's been wondering. And I mean everyone. They've been wondering about my fingernails. They look normal now which is saying a lot considering a year ago they were horrifying. They looked like the mutilated remnants of a carnivorous beast. They were as scarred as the creature tormenting them and creating in them a physical manifestation of what happens to the soul when repressed emotions, self-doubt and anxiety rule the mind.

Re-Post: More than Justice

November 30, 2019 by Joe Gray in Cultural Musings, Ethics, Philosophy, Psychology, Rants, Thoughts

Why are we not satisfied with the prosecution of a mass shooter or terrorist?

Maybe it is due to the mysterious nature of these crimes that we crave additional action. They come out of nowhere and strike the innocent with violence that shocks and infuriates. These acts remind us that we are not in total control over the environment and that the barbarism of our past has not been lost to modernity. While violence in the world is going down we still find ourselves subject to nature's wrath but when it is by human hands we seek explanation and prevention.

Re-Post: Book Review: The Ten Pillars of Wealth by Alex Becker

November 29, 2019 by Joe Gray in Book Review

I decided to steal this book off of my brother's nightstand because I was drawn to the idea of getting into the mind of the wealthy. I have only recently developed a desire to make money as my own boss. I started a video and photography business about a year and a half ago with my brother and after I got my first check from independent work I become excited about the prospect of making money for myself instead of for a faceless corporate boss. I still work for a corporation now but after reading this book my mind has been set a quiver with ideas about how to become my own boss.