February 1, 2021 – Provisional Truths

what I believe to be true . . . probably . . . for now

Preparing to Fail: Developing a Personal Philosophy of Failure

Posted on February 1, 2021May 25, 2024 by mtrupp

When Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was published in 1974 it became an instant sensation. By the time of author Robert M. Pirsig’s death in 2017, his book had been translated into dozens of languages with worldwide sales that exceeded 5 million copies. In the opinion of many Continue Reading

My name is Mike Rupp. Actually, it’s Dr. Michael T. Rupp, PhD, but to my friends I’m just plain old Mike, so let’s pretend we’re friends. I tell people the ‘T’ stands for trouble, but my middle name is really Thomas . . . and yes, I doubt.

I recommend beginning with the post titled ‘Introduction’ after which they may be read in any order. Feel free to leave a comment since the only one who sees it is me.

And one caveat . . . if you are particularly sensitive about frank opinions on certain topics then do yourself a favor and skip that one.