From The Write Life authored by Kelly Gurnett: “‘Who gives a $#%& about an Oxford comma?’ So goes one of my favorite lyrics by Vampire Weekend, and the answer to date has largely been: grammar nerds, Strunk & White and those who follow the infamous Chicago vs. AP style debate. Now, we can add dairy driver to […]
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The 2 Mental Shifts Highly Successful People Make
From Thrive Global authored by Benjamin Hardy: “There are two primary mental shifts that occur in the lives of all highly successful people. Many make the first, but very few make the second. Both of these shifts require a great deal of mental stretching from conventional and societal ways of thinking. In many ways, these shifts require […]
In praise of ‘scruffy hospitality’
From Mother Nature Network authored by Robin Shreeves: “My friends Dana and John perfectly practice what the Rev. Jack King referred to as “scruffy hospitality.” Their kitchen is small. The wood cabinets are dark and a few decades old. Spices and jars for sugar and flour line the countertops because there’s nowhere else to put them. […]
It’s Time to Prioritize Suicide Prevention in the Juvenile Justice System
From Juvenile Justice Information Exchange authored by Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren: “As the presiding judge of Broward County, Florida’s Misdemeanor Mental Health Court, I believe it is important to promote access to community care and recovery. Therefore, mental health literacy is a key facet of court process. In this regard, I provide community mental health resource books […]
‘Is There a Man I Can Talk To?’: Stories of Sexism in the Workplace
From The New York Times authored by Susan Chira and Brianna Milord: “Last week, after an Uber board member’s wisecrack and the interruption of Senator Kamala Harris during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, The New York Times asked women to share their own experiences. More than 1,000 responded, offering up vivid anecdotes of times they had been interrupted, […]
Why Casual Conversations Are Better Than Formal Interviews
From Thrive Global authored by Michael Geofron: “Have you ever met someone who makes a great impression on an interview but you quickly find out is not the real deal? “There’s a name for this type of person — shallow extrovert — and they do great in job interviews. Unfortunately, most traditional interviews are designed to bring out the best […]
Free Yourself of Your Harshest Critic, and Plow Ahead
From The New York Times authored by Carl Richards: “You’re fired. No, seriously. Pack up your stuff, and get out. But let me be clear: The job you’re fired from is one you never should have had in the first place — being a critic of your own work. Done, finished, not your job anymore. When you […]
How to Respond to Negative Online Attorney Reviews
From Attorney at Work authored by Mark C. Palmer: “Take a moment and step back from the situation. Evaluate. Attacks on our personal and professional abilities can hit close to home and elicit a dramatic, immediate response. It’s in our nature to defend ourselves and our work, even from the tritest comments. You may feel desperate to […]
The good advice my mom gave me that I still don’t like
From The Lily authored by Margaret Sullivan: “I’m still annoyed with my mother for the advice she gave me. And that’s really saying something, since her counsel came more than 30 years ago, and Mom is no longer around for me to (lovingly! ever so lovingly!) shake my fist at. I was fresh out of school […]
From Incidents With Rattlesnakes to Broken Jaws, Texas Public Schools Are Immune from Lawsuits
From Houston Press, authored by Margaret Downing, dank image (pun intended) by Daniel Kramer: “Attorney Holly Griffith Terrell of Pearland, who is “of counsel” for Martin Cirkiel, got into this kind of law after finding out 12 weeks along in her pregnancy that her daughter, now five, had special needs. ‘When I was a kid, all the special-needs […]
