Joel Dockery – Medium

Joel Dockery

Pinned

Joel Dockery

Work and Other Relationships

Relationships, friendships and otherwise, befuddle many of us, especially those without positive role models and with emotional regulation…

Sep 17, 2023

Sep 17, 2023

Joel Dockery

When She Earns More

All progress involves improving something and exposing a new set of issues.

Aug 18

Aug 18

Joel Dockery

Defeating the Habit of Not Having Habits

The devil is in the details but it’s the big picture that motivates us to handle them. Get the big picture wrong and the details will drive…

Aug 15

Aug 15

Joel Dockery

Some Thoughts on Relationships

Full disclosure: I’ve been in one committed relationship and that one ended years ago. Nevertheless people come to me to work through their…

Aug 13

Aug 13

Joel Dockery

Pleasures of Patience

When you have something you are waiting on, you don’t have to tough it out. Get a pinch of perverse pleasure from it. Wallow in longing…

May 3, 2023

Pleasures of Patience

May 3, 2023

Joel Dockery

Fall in Love Often, and softly

There’s an art to falling in love.

Apr 10, 2023

Apr 10, 2023

Joel Dockery

The False Hope of Self-Help

I’m gonna write a self-help book.

Mar 1, 2023

Mar 1, 2023

Joel Dockery

Gun Control Illusions

I believe most “gun control” schemes are about as useful as “abortion control”. They have in common the intention of controlling results…

Jun 6, 2022

Jun 6, 2022

Joel Dockery

Painless Progress

With a title one might expect from Atlas Shrugged, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention…

May 21, 2022

May 21, 2022

Joel Dockery

Medical Ref

I was thinking about how existing organizations might be better at running medical care.

May 16, 2022

May 16, 2022

Joel Dockery

Joel Dockery

Sailor, writer, Dad, Marine (and pacifist). I strive to live life in a way that makes me want to continue breathing.

Following

Help
Status
About
Careers
Press
Blog
Privacy
Terms
Text to speech
Teams