Verbal Manipulation Don’t Bring God into It I was listening to The Bible Project Podcast episode Why Does Jesus Say Not to Swear Oaths? this morning and they had a surprising interpretation of Matthew 5:33–37 Jason O'Conal 1 Jun 2024 · 5 min read
Quiet Book Club: Quiet (Week 4) Two chapters this week: 'Chapter 7: Why Did Wall Street Crash and Warren Buffet Prosper?' and 'Chapter 8: Soft Power'. Reward Sensitivity Cain introduces the concept Jason O'Conal 30 May 2024 · 5 min read
Survivorship Bias Survivorship Bias Wikipedia Survivorship bias or survival bias is the logical error of concentrating on entities that passed a selection process while overlooking those that did not. This can lead to incorrect Jason O'Conal 28 May 2024 · 5 min read
Quiet Book Club: Quiet (Week 3) I've had a busy few days so haven't had the chance to write any thoughts. This particular post is, it turns out, over a week ' Jason O'Conal 27 May 2024 · 7 min read
Listening Learning to Listen + an Update The cover image for this post serves covers both topics for this post: an idea I've had for a new project I'd like to undertake as Jason O'Conal 23 May 2024 · 3 min read
Book Notes Book Notes: The Communication Book (Krogerus & Tschäppeler, 2018) Active Listening Jason O'Conal 23 May 2024 · 1 min read
Hell Gehenna and the Fires of Hell The blog post discusses a new interpretation of "Gehenna" from the Bible Project Podcast. Tim Mackie argues that Gehenna symbolizes justice for injustices rather than hellfire, reinterpreting its use in the New Testament. Jason O'Conal 22 May 2024 · 5 min read
Truth Wronger Than Wrong I discussed truth with a friend, questioning if humanity always progresses toward it. We explored theories like correspondence (truth aligns with reality), coherence (truth fits beliefs), and pragmatism (truth aids experience), with no single view being definitively correct. Jason O'Conal 21 May 2024 · 5 min read
Writing Things I Want to Do Every Day Balancing faith, family, and a new job, I plan to rise early, spend 30 minutes in prayer, and write for an hour each morning. I hope my writing attracts deep, intelligent conversations. This marks the start of my disciplined writing journey, despite the challenges of time constraints. Jason O'Conal 20 May 2024 · 2 min read
Quiet Book Club: Quiet (Week 2) My second week in Maneetpaul's Book Club, reading Quiet by Susan Cain, reading chapters two and three The Myth of Charismatic Leadership and When Collaboration Kills Creativity. Book Jason O'Conal 13 May 2024 · 9 min read
Quiet Book Club: Quiet (Week 1) I've joined an online book club by Maneetpaul Singh, exploring introversion and extroversion themes. Reflecting on 'Quiet Strength' and the power of controlled speech, I navigate the nuances of being an introvert in a social world. Jason O'Conal 8 May 2024 · 5 min read
Book Notes Book Notes: Quiet (Cain 2012) Sharing the notes I took while reading Quiet by Susan Cain. Text is from the book is offset as a quote, while my notes are either handwriting or in plain Jason O'Conal 1 May 2024 · 60 min read
Scalability Scalability Essentials Unpack the nuances of scalability—embracing increased load with strategic resource management, inspired by real-world challenges and insights from a seminal tech book. Jason O'Conal 20 Jan 2024 · 6 min read