Smile — for fun and profit
Years ago I gave my last exam before leaving a university to take another position (on a different continent!). A student handed me her exam and gave me a huge, dazzling smile. I felt amazed and wondered where that came from. Part of the dazzling aspect of the smile...Is giving to others good for you?
To tell which countries have the most generous people, charities created the World Giving Index, which combines responses to samples of people about whether they gave money to a charity, did some free work for a community organization, or helped a stranger in the past...Standing during meetings
I mentioned in a prior post that I am trying to spend less time sitting because sitting is associated with the development of health problems. Lately, I have been standing at work meetings. I first learned of this possibility years ago when I read an article about a...You can shape others
I am reading a biography of Steven Jobs, written by Walter Isaacson. Jobs and Stephen Wozniak helped create the most valuable company in the history of the world, Apple. There is much to learn by reading about geniuses. One thing I have learned from the start of the...Why do we read?
A few years ago I co-authored a book titled “Why We Read and How Reading Transforms Us.” I’ll give you here a few of the reasons we read: 1. We read because through reading we live a thousand lives rather than just one. On a recent day I led the life...
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