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.

May 14, 2014

On Leadership and the Danger of Effectiveness

When a leader operates in a social dynamic, the better they are at execution, the more likely they are to be in error. Their focus on […]
May 13, 2014

On the Power of a Well-Timed Gift

Never underestimate the power of a well-timed gift.  Sometimes we rely on reasons that connect with the mind when we should rely on emotions that connect […]
May 10, 2014

On Justice as Possibly the Most Fundamental Human Instinct

Justice is a term that has lost its essential force in modern vocabulary. It refers, all too often, to the dull but necessary process of the […]
May 9, 2014

On Choosing between “The Best” and “The Most”

There seems to be a relationship, yet to be defined, between “the best” and “the most.” I am often offered “the most,” but find myself deferring […]
May 6, 2014

On Reason and the Possibility of Its Final Apex

Is there a place where reason reaches its apex, a summit of contradictions that lead to a new placeless place? We attempt to tame our notion […]
April 29, 2014

On Darkness and Intellectual Life

Darkness fascinates me. Darkness is not something I see; it is a description of my not-seeing. I fear I have this same problem in many areas […]
April 24, 2014

On Physicality and the Potential for Delight

I think there is much to be derived about the potential of the ultimate and the condition of human kind by imagining the human being’s full […]