The Neurodivergent Professor
220 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago -Thinking outside the box. Embracing your weirdness. Making different great again.
I create content to address issues critical to our personal and collective future on Earth.
Join me in tearing down the walls of conformity, letting our freak flags fly, and normalizing diversity. Doing so will not only allow us to thrive as individuals, it will improve humanity and planet Earth.
More at www.chrisburcher.com
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KEW Episode 52: "Hard" and "Soft" Realities
July 02, 2021 09:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBAs we pursue the "Are vs. Should Problem" and examine our personal inventory, I want to describe two main ways we can understand ourselves and the realities we live in. First, there is the measurable world. The 'Hard' world where science reigns supreme. Things are measurable, quantifiable, and therefore fit into the well oiled scientific machinery. Problems stemming from economics, medicine, and food supply are easily boiled down into testable hypotheses and theories used to derive definiti...
KEW Episode 51: Personal Inventory
June 25, 2021 09:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBOn our journey to define the ARE vs SHOULD problem (Episode 50), we must first define the 'existing conditions'. Like many scientific endeavors (and I'm NOT saying this is a scientific endeavor, rather, that I will take a scientific APPROACH), the Are vs Should investigation needs to know where it's coming from to understand where it's going. And, really, the personal inventory is just that - it defines where we are at the beginning of our adventure. Doesn't every good movie do the same thi...
KEW Episode 50: The Are vs. Should Problem
June 18, 2021 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBThis episode is a milestone for several reasons. One, it's the 50th episode and, for a weekly podcast that means it has been about a year, which is also a not insignificant milestone. For a one-man-band hobby podcaster, that's a pretty good run. When I started KEW I wasn't sure where I was going or what I was trying to accomplish over the long term. And, really, I began asking myself that question around Episode 41 when I announced the 'state of the podcast', which was mostly about changing...
KEW Episode 50: Are vs. Should
June 18, 2021 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBThis episode is a milestone for several reasons. One, it's the 50th episode and, for a weekly podcast that means it has been about a year, which is also a not insignificant milestone. For a one-man-band hobby podcaster, that's a pretty good run. When I started KEW I wasn't sure where I was going or what I was trying to accomplish over the long term. And, really, I began asking myself that question around Episode 41 when I announced the 'state of the podcast', which was mostly about changing...
KEW Curiosity Interview Series 10: Chris Burcher
June 11, 2021 09:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBThis is the final episode in the Knowledge + Experience = Wisdom Curiosity series. I really didn't know what I was getting myself into, whether I'd be a good interviewer, or whether people I did, or didn't know, would have anything interesting to say about Curiosity. Well, I learned a TON about myself and about curiosity, and I hope that these interviews stimulate Curiosity in others. I only knew one of the interviewees personally, and I we had really just met. And I knew little, if anythin...
KEW Episode 49: Who Are You?
June 04, 2021 09:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBI mean, really, who are you? No, I mean, really, who are you? Who Am I? Do we know? Do we care? I, for one, think it is important, even CRITICAL to know who I am, and presumably, for you to know who you are. I'm sure there are people out there who disagree with me, but I really can't get my head into that space nor do I think those folks are coming here to read my blog. But I am very interested in knowing about people who never ask questions like, "Who Am I?" or "Why Am I Here?". Of...
KEW Curiosity Interview Series 9: Marcas Hemmila
May 28, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBMarcas Hemmila has lived a pretty full life. He was a leader in the military. He trained for the Mr. Universe competition series. He is/was a computer programmer in the fast paced IT world. And now, he aims to help us discover and ignite our lives. The thing that struck me about Marcas was his authenticity. It's like I tell him in the video, he has a cool combination of vulnerability and 'I think this guy could kick my ass'. Something about that combo makes me trust him. Marcas also has an...
KEW Episode 48: Unlearning
May 21, 2021 09:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBAs I move toward Episode 50 and what I hope to be a major shift in what I'm working toward with KEW, I realize how important Unlearning is. How do we KNOW if we REALLY know what we THINK we know? Well, we don't. But we can think about it. And unlearning comes in to play as a necessary 'next step' for those of us who have ever asked this kind of question. Or questions like: Who am I? What's all this about? What's the meaning of life? Is there life after death? Why is my dad so racist? Ge...
KEW Curiosity Interview Series 8: Bernhard Kutzler
May 14, 2021 09:00 - 2 hours - 83.7 MBIt is my pleasure to introduce you to Bernhard Kutzler (www.bernhardkutzler/en/). After a lifelong career in mathematics, Bernhard went off the grid in a very huge way. He spent nearly 3.5 years in total isolation: away from his phone, tv, people, and all interactions. He forced himself to face his mind in an effort to ask the 'big questions' about being human. Who am I? Why are we here? What is consciousness? Why do I do the things I do? Everyone reading this has wrestled with one or all ...
KEW Curiosity Interview Series 8: Bernhard Kitzler
May 14, 2021 09:00 - 2 hours - 83.7 MBIt is my pleasure to introduce you to Bernhard Kutzler (www.bernhardkutzler/en/). After a lifelong career in mathematics, Bernhard went off the grid in a very huge way. He spent nearly 3.5 years in total isolation: away from his phone, tv, people, and all interactions. He forced himself to face his mind in an effort to ask the 'big questions' about being human. Who am I? Why are we here? What is consciousness? Why do I do the things I do? Everyone reading this has wrestled with one or all ...
KEW Episode 47: Changing Behaviors Changes Beliefs
May 07, 2021 09:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBBeliefs are things we see as truisms in our lives and regulate the decisions we make. In Episode 9 I talked about Old Beliefs. These are beliefs we learned as kids that protected us in some way, but no longer serve their purpose in our adult lives. The problem is, the old beliefs have been habituated and we continue to implement them. Many of us become aware of our old or limiting beliefs in adulthood. Things like anxiety, imposter syndrome, feeling not good enough, addictions, relationshi...
KEW Curiosity Interview Series 7: Dan Tassone
April 30, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 50 MBFor the seventh installment of the KEW Curiosity Interview series I had the pleasure of talking with Dan Tassone. Dan was introduced to me by our mutual buddy, Brian, who basically told me 'this is one of the most curious cats I know. You HAVE to interview him'. Well, Brian knows me pretty well because Dan was awesome and we hit it off quickly. Dan went to school for a long time (as we do, sometimes) to be a pharmacist, but he didn't become a retail prescription filler. He ended up taking a...
KEW Episode 46: Values
April 23, 2021 09:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBIn just about any kind of self help endeavor you will be asked to identify your values. While this sounds pretty easy, the process is far from simple. Turns out we like a lot of stuff. We 'value' many things. The trick is determining your top 3-5 values that truly drive you to live your life. Over the course of ten years of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), or talk therapy, I read and heard a lot about values, but it wasn't until I put some real effort in that I discovered the, well, VAL...
KEW Curiosity Interview Series 6: Dan Faill
April 16, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBDoing these interviews has been so much fun, and meeting new people (especially during the pandemic) is very nourishing. Getting to meet Dan Faill was no exception. Dan is exuberant, funny, has a lot of wisdom to share, and isn't afraid to be real about it. For years Dan's directed Greek programs for colleges and you can tell he has a direct connection with young people (and he's still pretty young himself). Serendipitously, Dan was invited to speak to a large audience and something clicke...
KEW Episode 45: Career vs. Family
April 09, 2021 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBIn Episode 32: Work/Life Balance I shared my thoughts about how to find time to meet all the various needs we have. In this episode I want to focus specifically on balancing time spent working toward our careers with time spent with our families. And for those of you without spouses or kids, your family can be your parents, siblings, friends, coworkers or any other people you value and spend time with. The main career/family issue I see in nearly all of the Americans I know is the stress as...
KEW Curiosity Interview Series 5: Dana Humphrey
April 02, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBI hope you are enjoying this interview series as much as I am. Dana reached out to me because talking about curiosity sounded interesting to her. And she has some new and interesting points to make about the importance of curiosity in our lives. It's so much fun to listen to other peoples thoughts about how being curious is important to them. We are all unique, and even a simple topic like curiosity can be very diverse. Danas' specialty is helping people realize their self worth and to lear...
KEW Episode 44: Unnatural Selection
March 26, 2021 09:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBI am currently working on a larger project that will connect my background in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology with personal growth, psychology, and finding more joy and fulfillment in our lives. In Episode 43 I introduce some evolutionary evidence that every individual human is born to discover their uniqueness (despite how 'woo woo' that sounds), and how NOT doing so goes against evolutionary theory. The main argument I am making in this episode is that humans have imposed a few other unn...
KEW Curiosity Interview Series 4: David McRaney of You Are Not So Smart
March 19, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBDavid McRaney is the host of the podcast "You Are Not So Smart", the author of a book by the same name, a follow up book called "You Are Now Less Dumb", and is writing his next book about how humans change their minds. His website https://youarenotsosmart.com is so FULL of content that it would be something you'd want to take to a desert island because you'd have a lifetime's worth of entertainment to make you curious. With a background in both journalism and psychology, David THOROUGHLY re...
KEW Episode 43: Diversity and Uniqueness
March 12, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBAs y'all may know, I have always felt a little different. Like an outsider. People in the 80s may have called me a 'nonconformist'. But as an adult I have learned that many people feel this way, at least some of the time. And, like I say in Episode 20: We all feel different (But we're all the same), we all suffer from the imposter syndrome or feeling like we're out of place. It's universal. Part of this, I think, is because we are 'supposed' to be different. The entire purpose of our DNA is...
KEW Curiosity Interview Series 3: DJ Doran
March 05, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBI met DJ Doran when he reached out to interview me about my podcast. We hit it off rather quickly, and of course I had to have him on to discuss Curiosity. In fact, the whole Curiosity interview series was inspired by DJ! See, DJ told me my podcast made him curious, and he's a very curious guy as you'll see. And I realized that I am driven, in large part, by curiosity. It's in my daily life, it's in my music, and it's in KEW. But I had never thought about it, and certainly hadn't realized ...
KEW Episode 42: Safety
February 26, 2021 10:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBRecently I discovered, or I guess RE-discovered, my 13 year old self around the time I moved from Georgia to Ohio. I figured this was an important time in my life and have always wondered how it might have affected me. By exploring my feelings and thoughts, from my heart instead of my mind, I remembered my bedroom and what it represented. I realized that I had created this spot, at least partly, in response to some experiences with the outside world. See, I was bullied quite a bit as a kid....
KEW Curiosity Interview Series 2: Mandy Napier
February 19, 2021 10:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBMandy Napier resides in Australia where she shares her thirteen years of experience as the 'mindset alchemist', a high performance mindset and executive coach (and via zoom, obviously). She has represented Australia in the international Iron Man competition in Hawaii. After being forced to give up her sport, she focused on getting herself unstuck. She now shares how she did it directly with clients, via several books including, "Creating Healthy Life Habits", and in myriad articles and video...
KEW Episode 41: State of the Podcast
February 12, 2021 10:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBJust checking in this week with some observations about KEW. It's been almost a year and over 40 episodes. I've learned a lot and am doing my best to deliver the highest quality content. If you are enjoying this content, please tell your friends.
KEW Episode 40: Get Out of Your Head!
February 05, 2021 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBWe, as humans, are comprised of three key components; Head, Heart, and Gut that interact to make up a whole person. When these parts are out of synch, we experience cognitive dissonance - the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change. A simpler explanation is just to say we are 'out of whack'. Though I understand this concept intellectually, it is only recently that I have learned to connect with my Heart...
KEW Curiosity One: Paul Gadola interview
January 29, 2021 10:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBOne of my greatest character flaws is being resistant to people. When I meet new people I often assume they won't like the 'real me' and this often prevents me from developing deep relationships. Sometimes this is protective, because some people might ridicule you or react negatively to who you really are. But the worst result from this type of approach is not giving people a chance. I'm not sure I did that with Paul, but when we first met I didn't see the potential friendship because I was ...
KEW Episode 39: The Growth Fallacy
January 22, 2021 10:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBWith respect to economics, people often say that you have to grow to stay in business. I heard this a lot when I tried to run my business at a static level of production (i.e., no growth). I found that we actually HAD MORE MONEY left over when we controlled expenses and held production at the level of demand. I discovered that we spent so much money on growth that we were more profitable when we didn't have those line items. Imagine that! So it bugs me when people adhere to that mantra: Gro...
KEW Episode 38: Faith and Trust
January 15, 2021 10:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBBecause I grew up without religion, I always thought faith was something you only had for religion things. Later I came to understand faith is something we have when we don't have enough information. Or we don't know the outcome, but we desire a certain outcome. Faith is believing. When I was becoming a scientist, I realized that faith even had a place in that world. Because science rarely proves anything, the people must decide whether scientific evidence means anything or not. We have to ...
KEW Episode 37: Currency of Life
January 08, 2021 10:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBOne of the things I think bout most often is how we have to have a job to earn money to buy the time we want to live our lives. It's like the life we're born with is secretly conditional upon participating in this loop. I'm not angry about it anymore, but I used to be. This forced agreement seemed unfair. Not that I didn't want to work, I just felt violated having my life be conditional upon participation in someone else's system. So after I calmed down, I started thinking about how we mea...
KEW Episode 36 Narcissism & Codependency
January 01, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBAfter my divorce I did some serious soul searching (and therapy) to figure out what happened. I accepted that both parties played a part in the divorce and wanted to understand what happened. Multiple lines of evidence support that my ex-wife became narcissistic and I became codependent. Now, I'm not saying 'she is narcissistic' or 'I am codependent', but our relationship brought out these personality traits and made them pretty severe. I think many people are affected by narcissistic and/or...
KEW Episode 35: Beyond Science
December 25, 2020 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBBefore I 'retired' to stay home with my kids I was an academic research scientist. I taught classes, advised students, and led a research lab. I was pretty successful. The only reason I share that is to say I feel like I've earned the right to explain what science is, and what it ISN'T. In Episode 1 I shared a bit about what science is, and now I want to talk about what it is not. Science is very good at asking questions about things we can measure, but it isn't very good at addressing the ...
KEW Episode 34: Self
December 18, 2020 10:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBWHO are you? WHAT are you? WHY are you? On some metaphysical level we are awareness. We occupy a body on earth that abides by the laws of physics and biology, but what goes on when we think? When I meditate, or even when I'm just making decisions in my day-to-day life, I FEEL like 'I' (whatever 'I' am) comes from a spot in my head that encompasses my brain and my eyes. That's where I picture 'me' to be. But what is this? Some have called it the 'seat of consciousness' and I like that. I...
KEW Episode 33: Soul
December 11, 2020 10:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBDo we have a soul? If so, what is it? Is it God? Is it Awareness? Though I learned a lot recording this episode, I still don't have a definition. But I think that's because the Soul is beyond human comprehension. We simply don't have the sensory hardware nor the vocabulary to describe it. The Soul is beyond this Earth or these bodies. But I find it SUPER fun to think about. Making this episode took me on an hour long journey through my understanding of life and awareness. I used my Knowle...
KEW Episode 32: Work/Life Balance
December 04, 2020 10:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBHave you ever felt like a slave to the 40 hour workweek? I know I never signed up for that, but I learned early on that to do the fun stuff I want to do I have to work for money to do it. Sure, I've had some hippie friends who tried a different tactic, and I even tried to pretend I could live on very little if I just didn't spend much. But, yeah, then I got married and had kids and, well, you know the story. Work is a 4-letter word for many of us, but the j-o-b pays the bills. We end up spen...
KEW Episode 31: Parenting
November 27, 2020 10:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBAs a parent this topic is always on my mind. Am I a good parent? What should I be doing with my kids? Are my kids alright? Parenting can kind of dominate your identify if you let it. Especially for primary caregivers. And if you're not a parent, you had parents. Or guardians who influenced you as a kid. So most of us had some sort of parental influence and might even be playing the influencer role currently or in the future. I used to tell new parents that whatever you do is right. Now, tha...
KEW Episode 30: Quality
November 20, 2020 10:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBI became sort of obsessed with the idea of quality after reading Robert Pirsig's 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance'. Not that it matters but at one time this was the best selling philosophy book in the world. Which is kind of weird because it's really just a story about a guy who goes 'crazy' trying to define what quality is. I'm not trying to drive myself or anyone else crazy, but I think the concept of quality deserves a bit more attention. Mostly because many people confuse qual...
KEW Episode 29: Gratitude
November 13, 2020 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBGratitude is touted as being able to improve an array of human problems. Anger, depression, anxiety, dieting, and other stressful issues have decreased in people who practice out being grateful with some regularity. Psychologists, neurologists, and therapists suggest being grateful as part of any self-improvement plan. But what is it about 'feeling thankful' that produces calm, peace, and satisfaction where before there was anxiety, anger, and suffering? I'm sure I don't know, but this week...
KEW Episode 28: Doubt
November 06, 2020 10:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBDoubt is tricky. A little bit is a good things. Too many of us think we're right all the time - and that simply can't be true. A little bit of doubt is healthy and says, 'hey, i may be wrong here'. Admitting you may be wrong, and doubting your ability to 'know the truth' is healthy. However, doubt can become a lifestyle. Take it from me. I used to fancy myself as a 'Cartesian thinker' or one who 'thinks, therefore, I am'. I told myself that I 'doubted things until I couldn't prove them unt...
KEW Episode 27: The NEW American Dream
October 30, 2020 09:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBMany of us bought into the dream of the previous generation; our parents, family, teachers, and other adults in our young lives. We were taught to follow the linear path of good grades -> good college -> good job -> good retirement -> successful life. Then we hit some point in or 30s, 40s, maybe 50s where we question what the hell we got ourselves into. That was a great idea for the post WW2 generation who lived through truly sucky times. And many of those folks followed that dream, got a f...
KEW Episode 26: Habits - Why are they so hard to change?
October 23, 2020 08:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBSeriously. WTF? Habits are really hard to change. Trying to exercise? Eat better? Cleaning up your potty mouth? It ain't easy. And the crazy thing is, as hard as habits are to change it seems like picking up bad habits is easy. Changing habits is hard stuff. And I’m not just talking about physical addictions or bad habits. Besides just habitual behavior we also have emotional and intellectual habits that could use some modification. I overthink to the point of anxiety – I’d like to change...
KEW Episode 25: I Suck At . . .
October 16, 2020 09:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBI suck at a bunch of things. This video is about how we can have very high ranking values (e.g., be a good spouse, parent, sibling, child) that we often don't live up to. I just wanted to share some of my important values that I struggle to meet. I think we all beat ourselves up too much and often fail to recognize our achievements, and just wanted to call that out. I also get a little tired of people talking about how easy personal growth is and how they have achieved so highly. I think s...
KEW Episode 25: I Suck At . . .
October 16, 2020 09:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBI suck at a bunch of things. This video is about how we can have very high ranking values (e.g., be a good spouse, parent, sibling, child) that we often don't live up to. I just wanted to share some of my important values that I struggle to meet. I think we all beat ourselves up too much and often fail to recognize our achievements, and just wanted to call that out. I also get a little tired of people talking about how easy personal growth is and how they have achieved so highly. I think s...
KEW Episode 24: Religion
October 09, 2020 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBI grew up in a house without Religion. My parents never went to church and my only experiences with church or religion was attending weddings and funerals. As I grew older I sought a spiritual connection, maybe because I didn't have religion in my life - I don't know. I found spirituality in philosophy and ecology. I also grew to appreciate native spirituality from cultures that pre-date christianity. In short, I've pieced together my 'religion' or 'spirituality' essentially on my own. ...
KEW Episode 23: Who's Right?
October 02, 2020 09:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBWould you rather be right, or happy? It's a good question. It also subtly implies that if you're right, you aren't necessarily happy. I know when I push to 'win' an argument, or to 'be right', I usually feel a little guilty. Certainly not victorious or celebratory. Being right usually means having to tell someone they're wrong. I guess some things have pretty clear right and wrong. 2 + 2 = 4. But one could argue that, for fun and through a discourse, that math is made up by humans and blah...
KEW Episode 22: Time
September 25, 2020 09:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBTime is our most valuable resource. It's very limiting as we only get maybe 70 or 80 years. And the tragedy is . . . we think it's infinite. Personally, I didn't appreciate time until I was in my mid 40s when I started needing reading glasses. Now I think about it every day. So how do we get more time? We budget better. We think we have no time. But the truth is (and this hurts, I know) that we do. Myself, I am not very good about managing my time. I know WHAT to do, but I can't habitualiz...
KEW Episode 21: We All Feel Different (But We're All the Same)
September 18, 2020 09:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBI hear a lot, from my therapist, other researchers, and articles, that many of us complain that we feel 'different' or 'other' in the context of our immediate communities of friends and families. Here I argue that, doesn't feeling different unite us somehow? Also, that being different is the secret to success for the human race - diversity is the key to evolution! How do we re-contextualize this pervasive feeling to be a superpower rather than a weakness? How do we use this 'suffering' for t...
KEW Episode 20: Enough
September 11, 2020 09:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBWhen asked how much is enough, John D. Rockefeller famously replied, "Just a little more". We've all thought this about some things. Whether it's losing 'enough' weight, making 'enough' money, being loved 'enough' we all (mistakenly) believe that if we get 'enough' of 'whatever', we'll be 'happy'. And since a lot of us either want many things, or aren't sure which things we want the most, we tend to maximize 'enough toward everything'. So we end up chasing many 'enoughs' and, even if we get ...
KEW Episode 19: Addiction
September 04, 2020 09:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBMost of us have some kind of addiction. Whether it's something as benign as Diet Coke, or as life threatening as heroin, we can relate to the pull of being addicted to something. Much of what we talk about addiction is related to the biological or physiological nature. Here I discuss the more psychological aspects of my own addiction to nicotine, talk about childhood loveys and security blankets, and venture toward the concept of Buddhist suffering. If you are enjoying this content, please ...
KEW Episode 18: Dream Bigger
August 28, 2020 09:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBIt's important for us to provide the next generation with effective tools. Recently I heard someone say (I'm paraphrasing) that people in small towns are only allowed to dream as big as their community. I have thought a lot about successive generations and whether we are making great leaps or small steps toward a collective future. Here I follow this lead to some pretty significant (for me, at least) realizations about where we are today as a society (at least in the USA where I live). If y...
KEW Episode 17: S.U.C.K. in the U.S.A.
August 14, 2020 09:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBI know, the title may be a little harsh. And don't tell me to move. I don't really think the USA sucks in its' entirety. But there are elements of my home country that seem to be changing. But, of course, I'm also changing. It's hard to tease apart what factors may be at work. Is it me? It's not me, it's you. What's going on as I age and my country matures? Here I pose a few questions about how the USA began and where we ended up today. I wonder, couldn't where we are now have been predicte...
KEW Episode 16: Who Tells Your Story?
August 07, 2020 09:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBEliza Schuyler finally tells her husband's story in Lin Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton". But we'll never really know Hamilton's story, because he isn't around to tell it. And, really, did he even know his story? Do you know yours? Here I argue that it is an important goal of human life to understand who we are and why we do things. To 'know thyself' by the time we die. No one else can know us as well as ourselves, and any 'history' or 'her story' told about us is necessarily inaccurate as it is...