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I sat at a Starbucks and overheard an interview. I didn’t mean to, but it was uncharacteristically unpopulated in the lobby, and I was being uncharacteristically quiet. Plus they were loud. A smartly dressed woman was trying to interview a man for a contract position....

A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare. Amirite? That old proverb works in a variety of social situations, not the least of which is when you’re providing a critique of someone’s content. And for the record, while “gentle” here means...

What is it about the fantastic windows of big department stores during the holidays? The beautifully-lit cases in posh jewelry stores? The elegant glass display cabinets in arty museums? They’re designed to give you a bit of a thrill, and in all honesty, they usually...

I was skimming through headlines and saw this increasingly familiar one: “Your open office plan can make you ill” – and I thought, they don’t know the half of it. Even 4 years ago, studies were showing that people are sick of open office work environments – not only...

We've all heard it... ”The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side!” When Scarecrow from the “Wizard of Oz” gets his brains, he says this line with great confidence. While it’s true that...

A Brief Introduction By way of introducing myself, my initial thoughts are on…initials. I’ve decided if I’m ever to be a writer of any renown I’ll have to ditch my name – not for a nom de plume, but for initials. Initials have a certain gravitas. They make...