One of the most remarkable things to me about the evolution (revolution?) of business in the modern era is this seeming dichotomy: Organizations now strive to get real-time feedback from customers (think social media, tracking tools, etc.) Organizations still basically… Continue Reading
You can define the idea of “getting things done,” as this article does, as the intersection of “motivation” and “willpower.” The idea of willpower is actually a finite resource — which scientists and researchers only really have known in the last decade… Continue Reading
Headline’s probably a bit misleading, because there are a lot of lessons — not just one. If you’re a coach or a crazed fan of a team, though, there’s seemingly one takeaway about this being the game — the final game of… Continue Reading
Karen Johnson Swift went missing on October 30, 2011 in Tennessee; the details of the case are here. (Some more basic details here.) Her body was found on December 10, 2011 essentially adjacent to an abandoned cemetery (depressing) and hid by… Continue Reading
Complaining — which we all do from time-to-time, if not daily — can apparently physically hurt your brain if you’re doing it too much. Beyond that depressing research, there’s this notion: when you complain, your bloodstream is flooded with cortisol (the stress hormone);… Continue Reading
Sobering data on gun violence in the first world relative to the developing world. Continue Reading
One of the things I’ve discovered as I’ve written about different topics for this blog is that often, people take a condition or an idea on face and don’t evaluate it or think about it anymore than that. A good… Continue Reading
When the Divisional Playoffs were determined, initially I wasn’t that excited for the Broncos-Colts game. The last two times they’ve played have been decent games — the Colts won, 39-33, in 2013 and the Broncos won this year (season opener) in a… Continue Reading