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Welcome to A Cynical Perspective.

About Me

I had a four decade career in the Information Technology (IT) sector performing software development, business analysis, team leadership, process improvement, and project management.

To non-IT (regular) people, who may not understand the nuances of those job functions, my role was to solve problems. All technical or process solutions are implemented to solve business or personnel problems.

I have seen a lot of problems in four decades!!!

(If you want a deeper understanding of my background, Read This.)

Value For You

Hey, I’m under no illusion that I can help everyone. You may already know everything, have a successful career and good personal relationships, be too busy to invest the time and effort to improve yourself, or not believe incremental 1% improvements lead to success. I get it — no need to make excuses…. ….just ignore my writing, move along, and continue with your life.

If you are a life-long learner and want to improve yourself and your results, then I provide a unique, insightful point of view based on Cynical Theory, Science, Logic, and Common Sense.

Future articles will explain in depth what Cynical Theory is  -  I can’t do it justice with a brief overview in this article. [TL;DR: It is the explanation of complex human behaviour  -  that is, why people do what they do  -  in simple terms.]

As a computer nerd, my world is based on Science and Logic. The physical world obeys the laws of nature and responds to cause and effect. People who do not act, or make decisions, in congruence with those laws, set themselves up for a world of hurt.

Finally, Common Sense is the ability to understand what to do — and then doing it. I’m sure you know someone who has demonstrated the lack thereof!!!

Cynical Theory, Science, Logic, and Common Sense intersects with everything you think and do. I use these four dimensions to analyze, identify problems, and propose solutions that you can adopt to improve your personal and professional life.

The Bad News

You’ve caught me on the ground floor! I am at the beginning stage of publishing my perspective  -  so there isn’t a lot to read… …yet.

But, I have a plan. This is a small sampling of topics I will cover:

General Principles:

• Cynical Theory  -  understanding motivation, performance, and behaviour of yourself and others
• Cynical Methodology  -  (series: start here)  -  identifying, analyzing, and solving problems in any situation
• Cynical Lemmings  -   how to identify them and minimize their impact on your life

Business/Career (applying the general principles):

• Writing on Medium  -  How I Reached 100 Followers in Less than a Month, Sales, Marketing, and Monetizing
• Career  -   identifying and accomplishing your goals
• Project Management  -   how to work effectively with people to deliver objectives

Personal (applying the general principles):

• Learning  -  what you need to learn in order to be successful
• Relationships  -  understanding and communicating with your partner, kids, family, and friends
• Cynical Fitness  -  how to lose weight or build muscle

The above is a small sample of what I’ve already planned to write about. You have a unique opportunity to benefit personally by identifying the topics that are of interest to you!

Next Steps

Join me on a journey to convert your knowledge into wisdom to improve your impact, results, and success. To get the best value:

1. Read more of my articles starting with: Good News - Everything Is a Problem.
2. Subscribe  to be notified when I publish a new article on Medium.
3. Comment on this article  and indicate what topics would be most beneficial to you (even if they are not identified above), what problems you want to solve, or what you are curious about. I will prioritize and write articles based on your feedback.

I am dedicated to helping you help yourself to be successful.

Be Cynical,

GB

PS: NEXT STEPS

Medium is great if your goal is to read random articles for diversion, amusement, or entertainment.

If YOUR GOAL is TO LEARN, then my articles on a particular topic are best read in a specific order. Medium’s algorithm may have dropped you into the middle of a series; if you want to understand the topic thoroughly (or what the heck I’m babbling about!!!) you should start at the beginning:

• Cynical Methodology: Good News - Everything Is a Problem.