Usually, when we are faced with an important decision, we tend to think that there is a good option and one or more bad options. If things don’t go well after making our decision, we may be inclined to think that we made the wrong choice and that selecting one of the...
Israelis and Palestinians are two traumatized peoples. Israelis were shaken to their core on October 7, 2023 by the infiltration into southern Israel by Hamas militants who brutally murdered some 1,200 people and abducted approximately 250 others, taking them to Gaza...
[This is another installment on the Israel-Hamas conflict, this time examining Netanyahu’s political situation as it relates to the war in Gaza.] These are challenging times for Bibi Netanyahu, to say the least. Having long branded himself as the Prime Minister best...
Humans are masters at building paradigms of our world – basically, models that enable us to understand and navigate various aspects of our reality. Thus, for example, we have paradigms of how our workplace, family, political system, and, for those with an interest in...
[Note: Prometheus Speaks tries to focus on under-explored topics. Although the war against Hamas is hardly under-explored, I nevertheless thought it important enough to post a piece and share my thoughts on it.] October 7, 2023 was a deeply sad day for civilization...
“Luck” can be defined as good fortune or advantage that arises as a result of chance. But people can have double standards in how they regard instances of good or bad luck. Basically, the more an instance of good luck resembles good luck we have experienced in the...
