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Business > General Management Managers: How to motivate your employees at work: 10 of 36
I recently studied Frederick Hertzberg's original article on his motivational theory, published in 1968 in the Harvard Business Review. The title is "One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees?" I've heard about the theory before of course, vaguely referred to as the hygiene/motivator theory and it usually managed to earn ... More..
Personal Finance > Investing Basics How to teach your children about making investments: 7 of 23
SPENDING, INVESTING, AND GIVING SIMULTANEOUSLY Learning about the concept of money should simultaneously include lessons on investing. Children understand more than we give them credit for. Teach them early and often, because they won't learn anything in the school systems about handling money wisely. Use the 5 laws of gold ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Atheists versus Agnostics: 5 of 15
Atheism and Agnosticism are two separate concepts that exist independently of one another. Let us break these concepts down and provide some definitions to start. Agnosticism Logic-based reasoning that asserts knowledge about a god or gods is unknowable Theism Belief in a god or gods Atheism Lack of belief in a god or gods B... More..
Personal Finance > Retirement How to maximize Social Security benefits: 1 of 3
HERE'S AN IDEA Social Security benefits should be taken as soon as possible. This is the best way to maximize the income you can draw from the program. You may be thinking I am crazy right now, because the dollar amount you receive goes up if you wait longer to collect. WHY AM I NOT CRAZY? The average lifespan for a male in ... More..
Personal Finance > Managing Debt How debt affects your emotional well-being: 15 of 43
Debt has a dramatic negative impact on your emotional well-being. When you owe a debt, you are in service of that lender until the debt has been repaid as agreed. Even if there is no interest involved, which is rare, there is still a master-slave relationship involved. Debt is acquired with the rationalization that everythin... More..
Arts & Humanities > Ethics Being good vs. being religious: 15 of 41
There are two schools of thought on this subject. One is that morality exists independent of any theist/atheist world view, and the other asserts that morality can not exist without a religious "standard" for comparison. I believe that a standard must be in place in order to judge the morality. I also believe this standard h... More..
Personal Finance > Life Insurance What's the difference between term and whole life insurance?: 5 of 13
Why do you need life insurance anyway? The only valid reason for life insurance is to replace your financial contribution to your family. It doesn't mean you have to have take home pay. It means that if you were to pass away your family wouldn't have to worry about a major financial impact from your loss, so they can deal wi... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Ghosts & Paranormal Phenomena Believing in ghosts: 44 of 114
Ghosts are a figment of the human imagination. The recognition of ghosts is akin to the human desire to classify phenomenon we can not know intuitively to their highest resolution of detail. The supernatural is a concept born from the need to approximate our experiences in the real world based on the sensory signals sent to ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Why Atheism is wrong: 23 of 59
HYPOTHESIS: Atheism is wrong ASSUMPTIONS (1) Atheism comes in 2 distinct forms which must be treated separately and (2) "Wrong" is in the eye of the beholder. ATHEISM DEFINED There are two forms of atheism, broad and explicit. Broad atheism is the most common form. It is defined as the absence of belief in any god or gods. T... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God The debate over creation and evolution: 37 of 94
Science versus faith is the backbone of the debate between creation and evolution. This is a false contest however, as the players are not even on the same field. Evolution is a theory, and creationism is a stagnant hypothesis. Princeton's Word net offers the following definitions: Hypothesis: a tentative theory about the na... More..