It is also good to note that the same principles apply to behaviors that you see as helpful. Describing something that someone does to make your life (job, assignment, project) happier or more productive is, in many ways, more useful than the traditional “pat on the head.” Although tell...
The one label that immediately sets off alarm bells and makes us want to distance ourselves from someone isn’t ‘jerk’, ‘loser,’ or ‘weirdo’ – it’s ‘creepy’. The term ‘creepy’ doesn’t simply describe social awkwardness, nor is it solely about a person’s appearance or behav...
If you’re struggling to describe a complicated idea, do what Richard Feynman did to become one of the greatest teachers in all of science: Write down a plain English description of the concept as best as you can. Imagine that you’re trying to teach it to someone wholly new to the con...
I do try to be inclusive and promote equity where it makes sense. I am well aware of the inequity on a systemic level with our institutions, even with some impacting me due to my class and disabilities. I have empathy for those who feel disenfranchised or left behind. 7 ...
Though many Amish speak English without difficulty, for most Amish people it is still a second language. I once asked someone from a much “higher” Amish group whether dealing in English still “felt” like using a foreign language. She replied that it did, saying that she thinks in Pennsy...
“… for when you judge someone else, you are passing judgment against yourself; since you who are judging do the same things he does.” CJB Okay, wait a minute. You said we, as Christians, will not receive God’s wrath and judgment because that all went on Christ at the Cross. Yes...
3 elements of a good email permission reminder: It’s specific. Your permission reminder should be very thorough in explaining exactly how your recipient got on youremail list. This is not the time to be terse. At the same time, you don’t want to list all possible ways someone might’...
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I’ll very soon be replacing Barracuda 1, which means Anna will be getting a new boyfriend. I really hope he’s not a jerk. But at least in this relationship there’s always Instant Replacement! Posted inEmail,Geeky|Taggedbarracuda,email,exchange|Leave a reply ...
of a preconceived notion and suddenly a jury is perfectly willing to believe someone who has a provocative tattoo is guilty of murder even when there is no real evidence. People can die as a result This process in whichevidence is first ignored via insults and nonsense and in which ...