by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | Sep 23, 2018 | Martial Arts, Modeling, Neuro-Semantics
1. Prologue. “If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later!” Richard Branson In Part 1, I told stories about leaving your comfort zone to explore opportunities. In Part 2, I design a new...
by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | Aug 1, 2018 | Martial Arts, Modeling, Neuro-Semantics
The Magic. My son Daniel and his girlfriend went to a hip hop dance class. Daniel went with some trepidation since he felt a bit shy and did not know what to expect. The instructor started the class by pointing to something he had written on a blackboard. It was a box...
by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | Apr 27, 2018 | Modeling, Neuro-Semantics
You have a craving for ice cream. So you go out late one night and bring home a container of Talenti Gelato. At home, you discover you can’t unscrew the top, even after trying for many hours. I’ll use this situation and others to help illustrate patterns that study...
by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | Jan 15, 2018 | Modeling, Neuro-Semantics, System Dynamics
Introduction “While still a kitten, all fluff and buzzes, Pete had worked out a simple philosophy. I was in charge of quarters, rations, and weather; he was in charge of everything else. But he held me especially responsible for weather. Connecticut winters are...
by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | Sep 7, 2017 | Modeling, Neuro-Semantics
Being “I have always wanted to be someone else.” Imagine that as the title of a memoir. Is it a story about a schizophrenic, about years in psychiatric hospitals, or perhaps about living in the vivid fantasy world of a Walter Mitty? For me, at this time of my life, it...
by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | Jul 9, 2017 | History, Modeling, System Dynamics
Finding Modeling Projects Do I find modeling projects, or do they find me? (updated December 19, 2019) The former was true when I was looking for PhD thesis subjects in the early 1970s. Often in graduate training, a person’s thesis adviser would assign his students a...
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