Depending on You
Do you ever think of everyone who depends on you? They include your children, your parents, and your friends. You listen to their woes and share their triumphs. You give them a ride or a few dollars. You wish them well on their birthday. You tell them stories of your...
What Would You Tell Your Younger Self?
American researchers Robin Kowalski and Annie McCord asked a large number of workers who were at least 30 years old what advice they would give to their younger selves. The most common responses involved relationships, e.g., “Do. Not. Marry. Her.” Other advice...
Euphemisms
The government of Australia recently wrote to me and suggested that I get a test for colon cancer. That is fine with me — I am a health fanatic. The letter explained that I would collect a specimen from a bowel motion. I guess that the old euphemism of bowel...
Behavioral Job Interviews
When I was a law student in the U.S., I interviewed for a law clerk position with a trial-court judge, who I knew was a war veteran. I saw that he used a cane to move when I met him in his chambers. As he was moving, he dropped a document on the floor. I was frozen...
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