You Idyot!
The default of moral narcissism is to toss epithets at your adversary. A woman on Facebook this morning wrote that someone making a comment she disagreed with represented a "moron siting." Now, is that a "moron sighting" or a "moron sitting"? More
Social Lacking of Targeted Help
I can't help people who don't want to be helped. I refuse to try to help people who just want to say they've "worked with me." It seems to me that some people spend an inordinate amount of time and
Bureaucracy Will Always Trump Technology
I had to have my iPad replaced because the screen cracked. The local Best Buy handles this by meticulous online appointments. They were terrific, and a new iPad will arrive within the week. The process took, however, about 30 minutes strictly
Weirdness
Seriously, folks, the fanatic hoarding of toilet tissue is so scarily deeply Freudian that I'm afraid to find out what these people do for a living.
Small Talk
I'm waiting in a dentist's office and two other patients, who are both in the construction business, are talking about customers of theirs whom I happen to know, and the comments weren't very positive. I've heard people on trains screaming
Didn’t I Have Two Children?
Multi-tasking is largely a myth for humans. Focus on one thing at a time, do it to the best of your ability, then move to the next thing. It's that simple. Doing three things at once will produce three mediocre
Tag This
I've been seeing more and more notices on Linkedin about people commenting on a post I'm mentioned in, but when I check it out I find my name either being used alone with a hashtag with no connection to the
Who Asked You?
People should fear natural disasters, and the reaction to Hurricane Dorian is rational and responsible. They should fear violence and accidents. But to fear buyers, to fear making a presentation, to fear writing something—these are irrational fears. They are fears of
Doom Loop
The great irony I find with people who approach me for coaching is that many of them are in the 40s, have a college degree, have a family to support, and have been in this business for five-to-ten years, and
Speak Up
A great many people mumble, especially when they're unsure of themselves or providing excessive detail. Some people have naturally soft speaking voices. Many listeners have minor hearing issues of which they are not always aware. Speak up at meetings. It's ironic
