Of course, not long after thinking about this topic, two exceptional posts were penned.

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Nevertheless, the fundamental principles he espoused have much relevance in thinking about that topic today.

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But a mature professional assess a situation using data and critical thinking, not trending-topic watching.

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Our planners, media and thinking people focus on this topic once every four years, and usually a day before the Olympics -- as if it were a periodic celestial event!

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Mental depression is such a common topic in lifestyle pages and pharmaceutical ads that Americans might be forgiven for thinking of it as a strictly modern malady.

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And so the entire topic came alive again, and has now gone viral, with most folks thinking that Mr. Jeffries has just made the comments recently, not 7 years ago.

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