NonsenseAtWork

Why would we want to help ourselves fail? Because it gives us a ready excuse in case we fail. And so to soften the blow.

2 Heinä 20242min

If you are human, then you, like the rest of us, have probably resolved to have a better year than last year. (I told you we are an optimistic bunch.) And so you plan for the best and pooh-pooh the wo...

1 Heinä 20241min

You might think that the more resolute you are, the more your resolutions will stick. And they will, but not in the manner you hope.

28 Kesä 20242min

Have you ever wondered why, once you have made a decision, you don't always feel excited by it or motivated to execute on it? Surely, you've noticed this at work as well, in how people react to decisi...

27 Kesä 20243min

Tell me, what causes more harm to your IQ, smoking pot or being distracted? And the answer is...

26 Kesä 20242min

Falling downwards on a staircase is easy because gravity makes it so. But falling upwards. Now there's a thing! You land on a higher level.

25 Kesä 20241min

You can be both thermostat and thermometer. At work, at home, and out and about. You can raise the temperature through how you behave. And you can lower it through how you react. And vice versa.

24 Kesä 20241min

"Thank you" and "well done" were almost unheard of. But when you did hear one or the other, it meant a lot. You took it seriously, because it was genuine. And it felt like you just got a bonus.

21 Kesä 20242min