Archive for 'society' tag

How To Make Your Job Sound More Interesting

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Everyone, no matter what, should have an answer to the age-old question, “So, [your name], what do you do?”
Preferably a damn good one.
It’s the inevitable question that comes up at any social function. Yet for all its commonality, it’s incredibly rare for someone to have an uncommon answer.
“Me? Oh, I’m an engineer.”
“Oh, yeah, I’m a [...]

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We All Create Our Own Realities To Live In

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Note: I got this excellent e-mail about a year ago from one of my best friends, Jason Summers, describing his experiences in talking with a few people outside our normal loop where he also ends up delving into a lot of our shared core beliefs. I liked it so much I wanted to post it [...]

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