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Wit & Wisdom with Tom Greene
by Tom Greene
The Tom Greene Show focuses on creating stories of hope and inspiration. I'm not a Pastor or a Therapist. Just a regular guy looking for the nuggets of wisdom in a crazy world. tomgreene.substack.com
Episodes
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The Ukrainian People Are Paying the Price for Our Naïveté
While our politicians in Washington play games, the world’s most evil dictators have been preparing for war. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tomgreene.substack.com
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The Incredible Power of Personal Solitude
Our lives today are the antithesis of seclusion. We are surrounded by chattering voices: the talking heads on TV, podcasts, Social Media, Netflix and the constant buzzing and pinging of smart phones. Life is anything but seclusive. It’s nearly impossible to hear yourself think-or to think for...
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The Happiness Laboratory: What is It and Why Does It Matter?
There is no objective measure of happiness. No emotional thermometer to test our temperature. So the only way to objectively measure happiness is to simply ask, “how happy are you?” In reality, more money makes us happier but only to a point. The study below shows “nail in the coffin” proof of...
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It's Time to Put an End to Virtue Signaling and the Cancel Culture
So why is Joe Rogan causing such a stir? And, why is the pitch fork-cancel culture coming for his head? In early January, a group of 270 Scientists and Doctors signed an open letter to Spotify. The letter accused Rogan of “promoting baseless conspiracy theories”. Further, it demanded that Spotify...
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The Laziest Generation in American History
Over the past few decades, the United States has seen a precipitous drop in the labor force participation rate. Surprisingly, this trend is most pronounced for young men ages 20–24. The labor participation rate for this group fell by almost 10% between 1996–2016. That’s a larger reduction in…
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Seven Reasons Why Porn is Hurting Your Kids
Today’s research shows that 67% of 13-year-old boys and about 40% of 13-year-old girls have seen at least one pornographic image in the last twelve months. These numbers are wrong, way wrong. I’m not trying to upset you, but if you have boys there is almost a 100% chance they’re watching porn. At…
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The Key Ingredient to a Happy Life that Most People Avoid at all Costs
What many people fail to realize is that anything worth doing has some risk. And, risk is scary. As James Clear wrote, “Fear is the gas pedal, not the brake.” It’s the risk that makes life exciting. It’s the risk and the reward that creates the opportunity for real happiness and fulfillment to...
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Is the United States Becoming a Nation of Jerks?
There is a lack of grace and kindness today in the simple ways that people treat one another. And, for some reason, that lack of grace and kindness is more pronounced at 35,000 feet. When people feel entitled, they tend to be Ass-Clowns. (See also: bonehead, fat-head, ass-monkey, ass-hat, wanker,...
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Social Media: The Buying and Selling of Angst, Anger & Envy
I suspect that future generations will look back on us and laugh at how much time we spent on things that are so inconsequential and meaningless. Likely in the same way that our generation laughs at prior generations for glamorizing the use of lung darts. It begs the question of whether Facebook…
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What Happened to Healthy Masculinity and Our Boys?
There is a boy crisis in America. By any objective measure, from Pre-K to College, boys are less resilient and less ambitious than they were a short time ago. Worldwide, boys are 50 percent less likely than girls to meet basic proficiency in reading, math, and science. And, by virtually any...
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We Have An American Death Penalty And The Effects Are Devastating
Based on a recent study released by the National Bureau of Economic Research, American’s life expectancy has been falling behind similar wealthy European countries since 1990. Here are some of the shocking findings: Compared to Europeans, American babies are more likely to die before age 5,...
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The Death of Friendship
Friendships are dying. Even prior to the pandemic driven house arrest, the role of friendship was waning. The main culprit is time. We are just too busy, or at least we claim to be. Almost half of all Americans surveyed have lost touch with some of their friends over the past 12 months. And, some...
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The War on Civility
It’s hard to be open and honest with anyone today, especially on tough topics like gay marriage or religion. There’s a real fear of being misunderstood, clobbered or cancelled. Because we are living in an era of incivility. The simple task of even producing an article like this one….is just too...
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The Most Authentic Question of Your Life
At a certain age we learn the difference between talent and skills. Talent is on loan from God. But, skills can be learned by anyone. You need not have the former to exercise the latter. And, that understanding can lead to an enormous amount of joy. This is a public episode. If you would like to...
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A Letter to all High School Graduates of 2020
Dear Graduate: Enjoy this moment of freedom, before life gets all serious and you have to do stuff again. And, remember to appreciate the sacrifices earlier generations made that allow you the freedom to watch anything you want on Netflix. And post bored pics of yourself on Insta. Life could be a...
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How Emotional Teens Survived the Pandemic
Now that we are officially finished with drinking three “quarantinis” a day and hoarding gasoline, it’s time to assess the damage. What are the long term consequences of the complete disruption of our lives. More importantly, what are the long term consequences for our teens, particularly those...
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Faith, Hope & Love: The Secret of Survival
I’ve started reading about our ability to overcome suffering. There are countless examples, but I’ve found two from history that will take your breath away. Listen to this 11-minute summary of my latest article and learn the secrets of survival from two of the greatest heroes of the last...
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Growing Up is Overrated
Growing Up is Overrated; Let’s Play As a young boy I stormed the southeastern beaches of Iwo Jima amid a cauldron of shell bursts and mortar fire. I was flanked by Sergeant Mabry and Private Trull and armed with my M1 Carbine, Ka-Bar combat knife and a supply of standard issue frag grenades. Over...
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11 Ideas to Make You A Better Dad
What We Leave Behind - 11 Ideas to Make You a Better Dad We recently had some house guests. They brought their 15 month old daughter. It’s been a long time since we had a baby in the house. But you never forget things: how little they sleep; how much they have to say. I enjoyed telling the new…
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8 Inches From The G.O.A.T. ─ Michael Jordan’s First Failure
8 Inches From The G.O.A.T. ─ Michael Jordan’s First Failure When you think of the 23, what immediately comes to mind? The natural number following 22 and preceding 24? Two days before Christmas? The atomic number of Vanadium? The 23rd Psalm-The Lord is my Shepherd? Sure. But when most people…
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Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For I remember where I was the first time I heard the music of Ireland’s greatest band: U2. It was 1985. Someone snuck a bootleg cassette of U2’s groundbreaking Under a Blood Red Sky into my Spanish lab. I didn’t know why the sky was blood red or why Sunday…
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The Friendless American Male
The Friendless American Male A young man was standing in the wings, preparing to enter the sanctuary to marry his wife. His best man, and Father, placed his hand gently on his shoulder. “Son, before we open that door, I want to share some advice.” “Never forget your friends, he said, “they will...
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Everything I Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
All I Ever Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten Tom Greene A few weeks ago my bride and I started doing some post holiday clean out. I came across an old paperback copy of one of my favorite books: All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, by Robert Fulghum. This book was…
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Reflections from The Rock
Reflections from The Rock Our founders knew a lot about character. It was character that led these three ordinary men to a limestone outcropping 150 years ago. It was character that sparked these men to create “the light of our fraternity.” That same light has illuminated the greatest friendships...
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The Tom Greene Show focuses on creating stories of hope and inspiration. I'm not a Pastor or a Therapist. Just a regular guy looking for the nuggets of wisdom in a crazy world.
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