Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a read more

Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a big furry goddess-creature who resembles everybody's mom in that she knows what's best for us. But if you look at the historical record -- Krakatoa, Mt. Vesuvius, Hurricane Charley, poison ivy, and so forth down the ages -- you have to ask yourself: Whose side is she on, anyway?

It has sometimes been said that we find nowhere in nature an analogue of the difference between "happens" and "is," read more

It has sometimes been said that we find nowhere in nature an analogue of the difference between "happens" and "is," on the one hand, and "ought," on the other hand.

The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow read more

The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.

Anything that is wasted effort represents wasted time. The best management of our time thus becomes linked inseparably with the read more

Anything that is wasted effort represents wasted time. The best management of our time thus becomes linked inseparably with the best utilization of our efforts.

The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence, rather a condition of it.

The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence, rather a condition of it.

I am definitely going to take a course on time management... just as soon as I can work it into read more

I am definitely going to take a course on time management... just as soon as I can work it into my schedule.

By the street of by-and-by, one arrives at the house of never.

By the street of by-and-by, one arrives at the house of never.

First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.

First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.

The idea is to make decisions and act on them -- to decide what is important to accomplish, to decide read more

The idea is to make decisions and act on them -- to decide what is important to accomplish, to decide how something can best be accomplished, to find time to work at it and to get it done.