Self-compassion is more valuable than self-criticism
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Your boss probably lacks EQ
From here, observe this graph:
Here’s a pretty simple lesson about showing respect at work
Out of all the stuff I’ve ever written on this blog, including the true crime stuff, one of the things that made me the saddest was writing about how no one apparently “has the time” to respect their employees at… Continue Reading
Honestly, maybe Joe Flacco IS the best QB in the NFL
You know those absurd rumors you hear sometimes from friends of friends? Once, in about 2007 — give or take before he was in the NFL — I heard that a girlfriend of mine once had sex with Joe Flacco.… Continue Reading
Your birth year and your political alignment are correlated
Was talking with my friend on the phone on Sunday and we were discussing the possibility of doing some type of podcast, or video podcast, or some other endeavor/initiative in 2015. This particular friend has a ton of different ideas… Continue Reading
What if we trained people at work to do multiple things at once?
The whole idea of multi-tasking is basically a myth, even though I’ve worked in dozens of offices where people consistently refer to themselves as doing it all the time. It’s a myth in part because there’s no such real thing… Continue Reading
Olivia Munn is somewhat of a Cowboys fan? Oh, here we go.
You may be aware of the fact that Olivia Munn, she of The Newsroom and Magic Mike and a handful of Internet-friendly GIFs, is dating Green Bay Packers’ QB Aaron Rodgers — and thanks to Andy Cohen, you’re also probably aware of the fact… Continue Reading
Take a vacation with your friends/family, you overworked dipshit
Americans love to think of themselves as busy workaholics — even though, give or take, they do about 590 hours of actual work per year — and as a result, they can’t sacrifice time for vacations; they annually leave about… Continue Reading