Saving the World from the Censorship Industrial Complex
Censorship Industrial Complex as a tool of PsyOps and global tool of control as well as a geopolitical weapon is very potent. Action is happening against it in the US now.
For his new book, The Secrets of Happy Families, Bruce Feiler used his experience as an investigative reporter to discover new techniques and ideas to make contemporary family life more functional, more meaningful and more fun. Rather than turning to traditional experts, he interviewed creative thinkers from the fields of business, sports, technology, television and the military and much of what he found countered age old-wisdom about what it takes to have a fulfilling family life. Guest host Brett Mackay talks with Feiler in this Art of Manliness podcst about some of the ideas that are changing American family life, what happy families do right, and what the rest of us can learn from them.
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What works for families that are happy and successful has often been the subject of urban legends. People and families make things up. What may work for nuclear families – just the couple and kids, may not work for joint families which are common in India where Uncles, Aunts, cousins live in the same large house or mansion! There the dynamics is different. However, I have seen personally that some of the things contribute to the success and happiness of the family. Some of the factors are:
Maintaining this in a joint family is not easy. Actually, it is not even easy in a nuclear family as well. But we need to try and see what works. Some of the techniques discussed in the book by Bruce Feiler are:
For the dinners, the time can be used to create a bonding. And for that, the family can create different rituals. For example, create different kinds of discussion nights. Here are some examples –
You see at the root of it are three things – Respect, Communication and Identity. How you effect that is the most important thing.
If you want to see a video of Bruce discussing this book and the ideas that came out from it, watch this abc news special on the book.
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