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.

March 17, 2015

On Leadership and Transcendent Knowing

There is a difference between pattern recognition and revelatory knowledge. A leader must realize when their perception is connected to the extension of a familiar pattern because […]
March 16, 2015

On Stress-testing Our Philosophy

Philosophy should be tested across multiple conditions. This is particularly true of philosophical “life-systems.” We need to ask, “How do these principles work under conditions (x)“? […]
March 12, 2015

On Delicious Prose and Structural Draw

Brilliant writing, the work of artists like Wordsworth and Elizabeth Smart, can awe me with its sense of sheer beauty. Nevertheless, it feels to me as […]
March 11, 2015

On a Leader’s Performance

The performance problems in a leader are magnified by his organization. A leader’s mistakes are amplified by virtue of his influence. So, a leader must be careful. […]
March 10, 2015

On Loving Someone “In Spite Of”

The foundation of the deepest relationships is not a discovery of a perfect person; it might not even be a discovery of the right person. It […]
March 9, 2015

On a Leader’s Ability to Make Decisions

A leader has to genuinely know the difference between what can be done now and what cannot be. He cannot demand what cannot be, but he can’t […]
March 6, 2015

On the Danger of Presenting the Solution before the Problem

Our “truth” only matters when it matters to the customer. You cannot solve a problem that does not exist, and existence in this case is a […]