So the last installment of Word Treasures wasn't actually the last one - I have found lots of new words since then.Words can express not just meaning but also beauty, emotion, and nuance. This set of treasures explores the elegance of nicknames, the sweetness of sound, and...
Hustle culture is killing us, and we have to start unsubscribing from this toxic behavior. So many get wrapped up in being busy for busyness's sake and lose sight of the true goal - ultimately leading to burnout and frustration. And so much of what I have been reading this...
The trend of sliding sales pitches into what was advertised as just “useful information” or “tips and tricks” has become frustrating. It is something I have been seeing more frequently in newsletters that I have signed up for, which now have more ads for their...
Do we even have our own thoughts anymore? Or do we spend too much time consuming and not enough time thinking? In a sense, becoming thought zombies.
A few weeks back, when reading Nudge, I came across the concept they introduced about invisible energy.
A friend and mentor recently died, after what his daughter described as a long illness. I had no idea he was sick. Reading the post from his daughter got me thinking - why do we retreat behind closed curtains and doors, withdraw from society, and go dark when we become ill?
We have been having an interesting debate over the two weeks or so since I saw what I initially thought was a simple post in a Facebook networking group. The post asked the group about their thoughts on the thumbs-up emoji (👍) and if they felt it to be okay in business...
In some random conversation we had yesterday, the topic of reading literacy levels in this country came up. Current stats show that about 20% of adults are illiterate, and about 55% read below a 6th-grade level. Damien and I have discussed the marketing messages we put out...
What used to be an occasional conversation between Damien and me is an almost daily one now (I have even touched upon it in three different posts: Book Brew 33, Book Brew 66, Book Brew 77.) There appears to be a growing issue with people not acknowledging others - whether...
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