– It’s hot! And getting hotter, so they say. It sounds a bit like that Find-the-Easter-Egg game. Am I getting warmer? Hotter? Actually, it reminds me of not doing my chores as a teenager. I disliked being disciplined and told what to do, like making my bed and tidying my room. That’s when things got…
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How to step lightly and smell like roses
– It’s time to lighten your step as you find time to smell the roses. In my experience there is only one tried and tested way to unburden yourself enough to step lightly. Aim lower. I have learned at great personal cost that the world will not end if I lowered my standards. Go on,…
Which will you be, stubbornly persistent or persistently stubborn?
– If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again. Except that sometimes you will appear to be stubbornly persistent and at others persistently stubborn. Which is which? Some people see persistence as good and stubborn as a mere blink away from stupid. Take me, for example. I think I’m persistent. I see myself…
Rough becomes smooth and so should you
– Take a look at pebbles in a stream. Which ones do you like, the smooth, round ones, or the sharp, rough ones? Now take a look at your colleagues at work. Which ones stand out, the well-rounded ones or the sharp ones? Yes, things do get done really well when people use their strengths.…
Be wise enough to stay positively stupid
– What is wisdom? If you don’t know, then you are obviously not wise enough. But don’t worry, if you live long enough you will be. Research by Dr Igor Grossmann of the University of Waterloo, in Canada, has confirmed that we do tend to get wiser as we get older. I’ve been telling my…
The right way to be all right is to be comfortably wrong
– Nonsense has taught me many a useful thing. Here’s one that keeps me mellow and unfazed. The way to be right is not to make others wrong. The way to be right is to be all right, as in “I’m all right, Jack.” Let me explain. Our world is constantly changing. Being right is…