Below is a collection of Dr. McGlaughlin’s most recent observations (500+). Most of these observations are made throughout the course of everyday life, captured by dictation, and added to FlintsNotes.com. You can read more about the observation capture process here. The content here changes 5 days a week, so be sure to check back often. Also, feel free to leave a comment in the comments section of each observation.

April 29, 2016

On Leadership and the Wisdom that Only Comes from Carrying its Weight

Part of being a leader is bearing the weight of your decisions. Wisdom, true wisdom, does not come from those who merely observe the leader carrying […]
April 29, 2016

On Recognizing Artificial Arrangement of Facts

We must beware of “story-ized” facts. It is our nature to take a series of facts, or data points, and arrange them into a story fashion. […]
April 27, 2016

On Philosophy without Rigorous Argument

I find it fascinating that Hegel, Heidegger, and even Sartre could gain so much respect in the world of philosophy, while ignoring the most sacred (and […]
April 27, 2016

On Life in the Abstract

I like triangles in the abstract. There is no such thing as a triangle in the actual world. The perfect angles expressed in mathematics cannot be […]
April 25, 2016

On Leadership and the Danger of Overplaying Your Strengths

If the leader wishes to discover his blind spot, he must first ask a revealing question: What is it about my greatest strength that naturally blinds […]
April 20, 2016

On Communication and My Acceptance of Misunderstanding

I am used to being misunderstood. My profession is communication and you might think that being misunderstood would vex me. It does not. I have come […]
April 19, 2016

On the Arrow of Time

I am fascinated by Eddington’s reference to the Arrow of Time. Moreover, I am fascinated by translating its application from physics, (particle, quantum, radioactivity, etc.) to […]