“Grades really cover up failure to teach. A bad instructor can go through an entire quarter leaving absolutely nothing memorable in the minds of his class, curve out the scores on an irrelevant test, and leave the impression that some Read More …
“You might ask why politicians endorse solutions that don’t work. The answer is not complicated: because they can legislate them; because they are in a hurry; because the remedies can be made to appeal superficially to the public; because (and Read More …
“Prejudice of any kind implies that you are identified with the thinking mind. It means you don’t see the other human being anymore, but only your own concept of that human being. To reduce the aliveness of another human being Read More …
“Research shows that when people pursue a meaningful purpose, and when they have the decision-making power and the resources to work toward that purpose, they don’t need pep talks or stretch targets. Unfortunately, in many traditional organizations, people work under Read More …
“Deci and Ryan prefer a world with no competition among people, no goals set by leaders, no arbitrary time lines for completion of work, and no coercive consequences. In the absence of clearly external controlling elements, people would attribute their Read More …
“It is a strange place for us to be, this self-organizing world. If order is for free, we don’t have to be the organizers. We don’t have to design the world. We don’t have to structure existence. We don’t have Read More …
I have collected a list of insults which can help you win a verbal argument if you find yourself in situations where people insult you as a joke. Be careful though. Don’t jump to conclusions and don’t lose your temper. Read More …
Haven’t we seen each other somewhere before? I don’t think so. I don’t think I am seeing you now. It must be something I ate. This lady is my wife. You should be ashamed. If this lady is your wife, Read More …
We were poor. We were so poor in my neighborhood the rainbow was in black-and-white. I think my wife is cheating on me, the only thing the parrot knows how to say is: “Quick! Out the window!” The shape I’m Read More …