Storytelling is a big part of having interesting conversations. It’s always nice to have a healthy background of personal anecdotes and interesting quips to keep any interaction flowing. Collecting life stories also makes you a more interesting person. Interesting people often aren’t unusual in their lives, but they have unusual stories to tell. Some people […]
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Ten Skills Everyone Should Have
There are a lot of skills you don’t need. You can be happy and successful without knowing how to make a program in C++, play racquetball or conduct major surgery. But there are other skills you can’t avoid. You can’t go far in today’s world without being able to read or write. Today the ability […]
Friday Links 07-07-20
After a week hiatus, I’ve brought back some links for you today: From the Web John Place Online – Don’t confuse the title, his name is actually John Place. This is a great blog with similar topics to this one. Well written and it appears to be updated fairly regularly. Steve Pavlina – I don’t […]
20 Ways to Bring Order to a Busy Life
There are few things more important than a sense of control. Without it you can feel like you are going crazy as new demands get placed on an already fragile system. If you can bring a bit of order to the chaos you can regain that sense of control. Here’s twenty quick strategies for getting […]
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