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How much should we trust experts? You must ask the right questions!

Bill Holmes

Dec 29, 20222 min read

How much should we trust experts? You must ask the right questions!

“Good swimmers didn’t depend on swimming rings. They made use of their guts!” Michael Bassey Johnson, Song of a Nature Lover “Take it...

Bill Holmes

Dec 22, 20222 min read

How Much Should We Trust Experts?

“Having the data is not the same as having the expertise to look through the data - if it were, everybody with a smartphone would be a...

The Process Groups Practice Guide replaces the predictive portion of the PMBOK® 6th Edition

Bill Holmes

Nov 25, 20222 min read

The Process Groups Practice Guide replaces the predictive portion of the PMBOK® 6th Edition

“There are only two options: make progress or make excuses.” Tony Robbins “Progress is man’s ability to complicate simplicity.” Thor...

Bill Holmes

Sep 3, 20223 min read

How I Overcame Writer’s Block

“Don’t waste time waiting for inspiration. Begin, and inspiration will find you.” H. Jackson Brown Jr. “Writing about a writer’s block...

Scoring my COVID Predictions Part 5 – Skepticism about Experts

Bill Holmes

Jul 5, 20223 min read

Scoring my COVID Predictions Part 5 – Skepticism about Experts

“Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it.” Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love...

Scoring my COVID Predictions Part 4 - The Fall of the Globalist

Bill Holmes

Jun 24, 20222 min read

Scoring my COVID Predictions Part 4 - The Fall of the Globalist

“Bad governments always lie because telling the truth requires honor and courage!” Mehmet Murat ildan “To sin by silence when they should...

Scoring my COVID Predictions Part 3 – A Shift in Education

Bill Holmes

Jun 2, 20222 min read

Scoring my COVID Predictions Part 3 – A Shift in Education

“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” Mark Twain “I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do...

Scoring my COVID Predictions Part 2 – Remote Medicine

Bill Holmes

May 1, 20223 min read

Scoring my COVID Predictions Part 2 – Remote Medicine

“Doctors are great–as long as you don’t need them.” Edward E. Rosenbaum “Don’t misinform your doctor nor your lawyer.” Unknown As I...

Scoring my COVID Predictions Part 1 – The Rise of the Remote Worker

Bill Holmes

Apr 10, 20223 min read

Scoring my COVID Predictions Part 1 – The Rise of the Remote Worker

“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” Michael Jordan “We like to give people the freedom...

COVID 19 Predictions – How Accurate Were They?

Bill Holmes

Apr 3, 20222 min read

COVID 19 Predictions – How Accurate Were They?

“Our words reveal our thoughts; our manners mirror our self-esteem; our actions reflect our character; our habits predict the future.” ...

Applying Qualitative Risk Analysis to the COVID-19 Vaccine Decision - 2

Bill Holmes

Feb 23, 20223 min read

Applying Qualitative Risk Analysis to the COVID-19 Vaccine Decision - 2

“Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.” Warren Buffett “The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.”...

Could Risk Management Techniques Have Helped With The Vaccination Decision?

Bill Holmes

Jan 22, 20223 min read

Could Risk Management Techniques Have Helped With The Vaccination Decision?

“Who are you going to believe? Leading authorities on medical science, or 800 memes on your cousin’s Facebook page?” Samantha Bee...

Bill Holmes

Jan 16, 20223 min read

My Experience with COVID-19

“I'm just a little bit sicker than the average individual I think.” Eminem “The wolf was sick, he vowed a monk to be - But when he got...

Bill Holmes

Jan 6, 20223 min read

The Science of the Trashcan Fire

“He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his...

What young people need to know about money - Chapter 1 – Introduction

Bill Holmes

Aug 4, 20213 min read

What young people need to know about money - Chapter 1 – Introduction

“A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned” Benjamin Franklin “Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to...

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 12 – Lessons Learned Part 4

Bill Holmes

Jan 2, 20213 min read

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 12 – Lessons Learned Part 4

“It happens; incompetence is rewarded more often than not.” Jeff Lindsay, Darkly Dreaming Dexter “Never give a clown too many balls to...

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 11 – Lessons Learned Part 3

Bill Holmes

Dec 27, 20203 min read

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 11 – Lessons Learned Part 3

“The most dangerous irony is, people are angry with others because of their own incompetence.” Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words “Secrecy...

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 9 - Lessons Learned Part 1

Bill Holmes

Dec 8, 20203 min read

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 9 - Lessons Learned Part 1

“The problem with incompetence is its inability to recognize itself.” Orrin Woodward “When success and incompetence meet, disaster is not...

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 7 – How I got canceled: They use your decency against you

Bill Holmes

Nov 28, 20203 min read

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 7 – How I got canceled: They use your decency against you

“A campaign ought to demonstrate the basic human decency of the candidate. That means your First Amendment rights end at the tip of your...

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 3 – How I got canceled: He faked being a victim

Bill Holmes

Oct 24, 20203 min read

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 3 – How I got canceled: He faked being a victim

“This is the culture of the micro-aggression, where people literally seek out opportunities to be offended....Victim status is so...

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