UCLA psychologist Jim Stigler gave American and Japanese elementary school students the same convoluted math problems to solve. The American kids struggled briefly with the problems and then gave up. In contrast, the Japanese kids kept trying so long that Stigler remembered thinking, “This is inhumane. I have to stop them. They’ll go on forever.”…
To conquer the fear of public speaking, start by acknowledging your anxiety. Accepting that you are afraid can prevent that fear from spiraling out of control. Get yourself out of the way. Remember that a little anxiety can provide energy for your speech. Don’t worry about how your speech will be received. When we obsess…
Mark Twain wrote: “Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong word. To get the right word in the right place is a rare achievement. Take the time to find those words. The difference between the almost right word and the right word is a large matter. ’tis the difference between the lightning bug…
There are many theories about who wrote the plays attributed to William Shakespeare.One theory suggests that Francis Bacon may have penned some of these works, whileanother posits that a woman could have been the true author. Recently, several fictionalaccounts have been created around these ideas. However, the straightforward historicalevidence indicates that Shakespeare himself wrote the…
All of us who have ever filed a tax return are familiar withThe United States Tax Code, but few have actually laideyes on it, and I highly doubt anyone has had the patienceto read this 74,608-page monstrosity.I decided to look online. Within two minutes, I fell asleep.It is Ambien in print.The tax code is not…
I’ve lost my hairLosing my mindNo breath to spareNo teeth to grindMy joints have woreMy feet are soreMy chin has tripledMy legs are crippledIf I think of youMy troubles are fewYou make life newWhen I’m with you