Out At The Edge of The Scenting Universe Wondering What it All Means
Yes. No. Maybe. It depends. Got all our bases covered? Good. What is the Hawthorne Effect? The name comes from studies conducted at the Hawthorne Works factory, studies that discovered worker productivity increased simply because workers knew they were being observed, not because they were working in better or worse conditions. This "observer effect" has... Continue Reading →
Edward Lee, "Self-Made Chef" and others from Season 1 of Culinary Class Wars (photo from allaboutseoul.com) Grab some bibimbap, a nice dong po rou, and your favorite of the jang trio (I vote for gochujang), and get ready to talk nose work, Korean cooking show style! A while back I wrote a post about the... Continue Reading →
It all started with a swallow dropping a piece of dried clay on my head back in May during a workshop in Rock Island, IL. I was standing among a group of participants watching a dog search for a couple of hides among a collection of semi trucks, an RV, a utility trailer and such.... Continue Reading →
When I think about why I give my time and energy to the practice of searching with dogs and humans, I know it is because I see a great opportunity for humans to be transformed by the experience. And, if humans can be transformed through a deep and mysterious connection with their dogs, maybe there... Continue Reading →
Entrenched myth: A threat-filled world favors the speedy; you’re either the quick or the dead. Contrary finding: The idea that leading in a “fast world” always requires “fast decisions” and “fast action”—and that we should embrace an overall ethos of “Fast! Fast! Fast!”—is a good way to get killed. 10X leaders figure out when to... Continue Reading →
Today, I randomly flipped to verse 48 of the Tao Te Ching. It goes like this: In the pursuit of learning, every day something is acquired. In the pursuit of Tao, ever day something is dropped. Less and less is done Until non-action is achieved. When nothing is done, nothing is left undone. The world... Continue Reading →
When you click on the links in these posts your purchases help support this blog. You can also support the blog by clicking here. In nosePlay: Part 1, we took a peek at Stuart Brown's book Play and learned about the properties of play (although Brown would rather not define play), the "wheel of play",... Continue Reading →
When you click on the links in these posts your purchases help support this blog. You can also support the blog by clicking here. What is one of your favorite childhood play memories? Mine is from my youth in West Fargo, North Dakota. We had a small tool shed in the backyard with a shingled... Continue Reading →
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