The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 13 – Getting an Animal

In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 13 – Getting an Animal May 1, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobson: So, what do people bear in mind when they are thinking about getting an animal or if they have an animal? Rick Rosner: Thing one is, can you care for an …

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The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 12 – Cutting Losses With Work

In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 12 – Cutting Losses With Work April 22, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What about cutting losses regarding a job? Rick Rosner: As with relationships, it hurts less to cut loose a job if you have something else already lined up. So, that …

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Ask A Genius 359 – Technological and Political Disruption

In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 359 - Technological and Political Disruption April 22, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Hong Kong, you are dealing with one people, one language for the most part: ethnically and linguistically unified. Different than most aspects in India. You have a tremendous number of languages that can prevent …

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The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 11 – Women’s Rising Standards and Calling Out Bad Behaviour

In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 11 – Women's Rising Standards and Calling Out Bad Behaviour April 15, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material]   Rick Rosner: I became obsessed with becoming the perfect male feminist to try to get my girlfriend back after she dumped me. So, I read every issue of Miss …

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Ask A Genius 357 – Cycles in History: The Future of Kindness

In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 357 - Cycles in History: The Future of Kindness April 8, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: So, you wanted to talk about the future of kindness. What is our future of kindness, and what is your future of kindness? Rick Rosner: Well, alright so, the present and …

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The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 10 – On Bullshit

In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 10 – On Bullshit April 8, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: So, we were talking about the nature of bullshit off tape. Now, you wanted to look into different aspects of that. Rick Rosner: Let me take my specific situation, I have this YouTube project, where …

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The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 9 – Cutting Losses in Relationships, Other Factors

In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 9 - Cutting Losses in Relationships, Other Factors April 1, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What are some other factors in terms of cutting your losses within a relationship? Rick Rosner: Well, I would say that the major factors might be whether you …

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Ask A Genius 356 – On the Nurturance of Talent by Oneself

In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 356 - On the Nurturance of Talent by Oneself April 1, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: You mentioned in prior sessions about coming to grips with the world, as you are very different. What about the youth that are gifted and talented and needing moderately to even …

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Ask A Genius 355 – Listen Up! Perfectionism, Fucking Up, and College Admissions

In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 355 - Listen Up! Perfectionism, Fucking Up, and College Admissions March 22, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: So, perfectionism is a standard or classic trait of gifted and talented youth. You experienced that. What were your pivotal moments of perfectionism? Rosner: I may have been more perfectionistic, …

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