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Here’s a pretty simple lesson about showing respect at work

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

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

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You’ll do 590 actual hours of work in 2016

You Will Barely Work 600 Hours in 2015

If you’re American, you probably classify yourself as a workaholic, or think “the work never ends” (because you often answer your e-mail on weekends or at nights). This is admittedly all a small part of “The Busy Trap,” which in turn… Continue Reading

Going to a random wedding is basically like watching 1/6th of a movie

Generic Wedding Photo

Sometimes I think we — in the global sense, meaning “humans” — are conditioned to believe that every wedding we attend is some majorly special thing, because for two people — and two families — it truly is. The thing… Continue Reading

Voice mail is basically dead. Is e-mail next?

Will E-Mail Die?

Even 20 years ago, everyone opened their workday by checking VMs. Now that’s a relic. Could that happen with e-mail? Continue Reading

Happiness is bullshit. But you can be content. Here’s how.

Happiness vs. Contentment

Probably the worst thing about the end of a calendar year in the social media era is that every site designs one of those “… My Year In Review…” constructs, so you can piece together a bunch of photos/statuses about… Continue Reading

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The simple lesson of Google and YouTube, Facebook and Instagram

Google Facebook Instagram YouTube

Google bought YouTube for $1.65 billion in 2006. In 2014, YouTube alone will be responsible for about 20 percent of all digital ad revenue, top $1 billion in video ad revenue, and is quite possibly worth about $40 billion right now.… Continue Reading

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‘You don’t understand’ is the worst-ever way to begin a sentence

You don't understand

Stop removing people’s agency. Continue Reading

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Remember: social media isn’t a real relationship

Social Media and Relationships

F’n woke up this morning at about 3:44am. Normally when I do that, I go get some water, maybe pee, and then go back to sleep. That works 8 times out of 10. This morning was one of two times… Continue Reading