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.

October 15, 2015

On Age as Friend or Foe

I determined long ago that age would take from me much of what I value. But it occurred to me that I could force an exchange. […]
October 13, 2015

On Theology as Wishful Thinking

Theology should be done in the face of suffering. I think every theologian should spend some time in a children’s hospital, or someplace where we can see […]
October 12, 2015

On the Disillusionment over “Synonyms”

Great writers hate thesauruses. At the start of my career I was open to this promising reference, but I grew to despise it over time. It […]
October 9, 2015

On the Difference Between Growing Old and Growing Up

Some people grow old, and some people grow up. Some people stop growing up and just age. I want to be growing up for the rest […]
October 8, 2015

On Leadership and Failure

One of the key roles of the leader is to model failure. If the leader models failure properly, he leads the way for his own people to […]
October 7, 2015

On Carefully Choosing Your Obsessions

Some insights are too practical to be genius, but their practicality is their genius. They ground the highest thoughts. Virtually every mathematician who has studied infinity […]
October 6, 2015

On Influence as the Product of Proximity

Some of the most important teaching occurs when we are not trying to teach. The teacher should be more motivated by genuine concern than by the […]