There's a Scientific Reason Why You're Ignoring People Study Says

Now there is proof it's not my fault.

This week, why some people ignore others.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together." - Garrison Keillor (from Leaving Home, American author, 1942 - )

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How Pancakes and Waffles Divide the Nation

Pancakes or waffles, waffles or pancakes. Both contain eggs, flour and leavening, and they are both served for breakfast, or lunch, or dinner, or anytime. Pancakes are brown on the outside, but they are soft and spongy with an interior that looks a lot like cake. Waffles, on the other hand, are crisp on the outside and light on the inside, like beignets, funnel cakes, hush puppies or doughnuts.

Which is better? That's a personal choice. Does then even have to be a winner? Powdered sugar or syrup, butter or jam, aren't they both just yummy? Next time, make both and invite me.

This week, a look at  pancakes versus waffles.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow." - Mark Twain (US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit, 1835 - 1910)

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How The Ballpoint Pen Killed Cursive

I tend to move between printing and cursive with ease. Cursive is defeinitely faster, but turns out to be sometimes illegible even to me. I prefer typing, as it is relatively fast and always easy to read.

Did technology spell the end of cursive writing? Or was it something else?

This week, a look at how the ballpoint pen killed cursive.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "It is dangerous for a national candidate to say things that people might remember." - Eugene McCarthy (US politician, 1916 - 2005)

   How the Ballpoint Pen Killed Cursive

Is That Water Hot Enough to Kill Germs?

Much like the porridge Goldilocks sampled at the home of the Three Bears,water for washing dishes can be too hot or too cold, or be just right. Unlike porridge, you can usually make up for incorrect temperature with friction and/or soaking. I prefer the dishwasher option, as it is inevitably easier and almost always "just right".

This week, a look at washing dishes.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." - Arthur Rubinstein (US (Polish-born) composer & pianist, 1886 - 1982)

   Is That Water Hot Enough to Kill Germs?

An Appeal to Our Inner Judge

In "Blink," Malcolm Gladwell wrote about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant - in the blink of an eye - that actually aren’t as simple as they seem.

Are these choices always correct? Nope. Even Gladwell indicates they aren't 100% accurate. So what can we do about it?

This week, a look at appealing to our inner judgement about that blink of an eye.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "Let us make one point, that we meet each other with a smile, when it is difficult to smile. Smile at each other, make time for each other in your family." - Mother Teresa (Indian (Albanian-born) humanitarian & missionary, 1910 - 1997)

   An Appeal to Our Inner Judge

Looking for a Breakthrough? Study Says to Make Time for Tedium

Daily life is full of tedium and minutiae. We need to go to work and pay our bills and write to-do lists and tie our shoelaces and buy groceries. We need to spend time in the tedium of everyday life.

The danger of accepting our need for routine and familiarity is that we can become too comfortable. Getting outside of our comfort zones can help us learn, lead us to personal growth and improve our memories. And the more risks, novelty, and uncomfortable experiences we expose ourselves to the more our comfort zone grows.

This week, a look at making time for the tedium to help innovation break through.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "You can't deny laughter. When it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants." - Stephen King (US horror novelist & screenwriter, 1947 - )

   Looking for a Breakthrough? Study Says to Make Time for Tedium

When You’re in Charge, Your Whisper May Feel Like a Shout

It has been said that good parenting is less about following rules and more about assessing your child’s needs; so it goes with the storyteller’s drive to command attention from an audience. When we identify the needs and interests of our audience, we are able to bring both surprise and familiarity to the engagement, which transports them to a place that is new and imaginative, but also safe and comfortable.

As leaders, we know shouting uses the element of surprise, which can be effective. However, if all you do is shout, eventually you don't get heard. To whisper is to use the element of familiarity. But without trust, a whisper is only a whisper. 

This week, a look at how authority amplifies words.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "It is characteristic of all deep human problems that they are not to be approached without some humor and some bewilderment." - Freeman Dyson (US (English-born) physicist, 1923 - ) 

   When You’Re in Charge, Your Whisper May Feel Like a Shout