Who would have thought that AARP, The Magazine would have provided the inspiration for this week's Music Monday. (And yes, I subscribe to, and read, the magazine geared towards those 50 and older, which according to Robert Love, editor-in-chief, is the best-read magazine in America, with 38 million readers.) In the current issue, there was … Continue reading Music Monday: Going Back in Time, Way Back
So much for thinking I was good at brain-teasers. Today, I came across this TED-Ed video (see video below) created by Dan Finkel, and at first, it seemed like it would be pretty easy to solve. So much for first impressions. I gave myself 30 minutes to solve the riddle, and if it didn't happen … Continue reading I Couldn’t Solve This TED-Ed Riddle – Even After I Saw the Answer
Over the past few years, I've written close to 70 blog posts that mention Seth Godin, a New York Times bestselling author, entrepreneur, and marketing guru. Seth was recently interviewed by Zack Friedman at Forbes magazine on several topics, including how to get ideas to spread, how to build human connections, the importance of otaku in marketing, how … Continue reading Seth Godin on the Secrets of Marketing, and the Power of Blogging
When people feel like they belong at work, they are more productive, motivated, engaged and 3.5 times more likely to contribute to their fullest potential, according to research at EY's Center for Talent Innovation. To better understand the emotional impact of belonging — and its inverse, feeling excluded — EY launched the EY Belonging Barometer study, which surveyed … Continue reading The Power of Belonging, and Checking In
I've written enough about some of my embarrassing moments that it's almost become a regular feature. Here are a few of the previous posts: Lobster Man Strikes Again Another One of Life’s Embarrassing Moments Embarrassing Stories – A Wonderful Way to Get to Know One Another? Add One More to Life’s Embarrassing Moments The second one … Continue reading Well, That Was Embarrassing…
How are we meant to go through life? To be working and hustling, with periodic breaks for relaxation? Or is it more natural to be doing nothing, to be strolling along a beach, with periodic interruptions for work? I think, in the U.S. at least, the answer is pretty clear. We value the hustler, the person who is … Continue reading What’s Our Natural State? Working or Relaxing?
I am a fan of assessments that provide some insight into who I am, and I have written about many such assessments previously. One such assessment was the StrengthsFinder survey, which revealed the following as my top five strengths: Learner:Â People who are especially talented in the Learner theme have a great desire to learn and … Continue reading My Character Strengths Profile
And get down on the floor and start doing push-ups. A new study in JAMA Network Open finds that men who can breeze through 40 push-ups in a single exercise session are substantially less likely to experience a heart attack or other cardiovascular problem in subsequent years than men who can complete 10 or fewer. Researchers at … Continue reading This New York Times Story Made Me Jump Right Out of Bed
... the Second Mouse Gets the Cheese. That was the quote in my fortune cookie tonight. I had never heard the phrase before, and it took me a few moments to realize what it meant. Once I figured it out, I decided to go online and see if there was additional info about the quote that … Continue reading The Early Bird Gets the Worm, but
I've never been a fan of censorship, but... But sometimes, the real issue is bigger than censorship. And that is the case with Pinterest and anti-vaccination propaganda. According to an article in today's Wall Street Journal: Pinterest has stopped returning results for searches related to vaccinations, a drastic step the social-media company said is aimed … Continue reading Kudos to Pinterest
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