Weiss Advice Issue: 211, February, 2021
- People are resilient and adapt.
- Larger government is not the magic bullet.
- Bureaucracy paralyzes speed.
- Individually, people tend to support each other.
- Those with cash resources were far better prepared.
- The stock market and the economy are separate.
- “Shaming” doesn’t change anyone’s behavior.
- Paranoia drives conspiracy theories with no evidence.
- If you care about clients, they’ll care about you.
- Having an existing community is a powerful dynamic.
- Both positive and negative traits are amplified.
- Critical thinking skills are woefully deficient.
- Preventive action always trumps contingent action.
- Freedom and defiance are not synonyms.
- Community organizations are vital.
- Hypocrisy abounds: You’re allowed scores of people in a restaurant but less than ten at a funeral.
- Common crisis does nothing to ameliorate political partisanship.
- We can produce wonder drugs in record time when urgent.
- We need to take far better care of the elderly.
- Optimism always carries the day.
- There will be another crisis.
© Alan Weiss 2021