An excerpt from Vox -
A Stanford psychologist on the art of avoiding assholes
"Not giving a shit takes the wind out of an asshole's sails."
by Sean Illing
The world is full of assholes. Wherever you live, whatever you do, odds are you’re surrounded by assholes. The question is, what to do about it?
Robert Sutton, a psychology professor at Stanford University, has stepped up to answer this eternal question. He’s the author of a new book, The Asshole Survival Guide, which is basically what it sounds like: a guide for surviving the assholes in your life.
In 2010, Sutton published The No Asshole Rule, which focused on dealing with assholes at an organizational level. In the new book, he offers a blueprint for managing assholes at the interpersonal level. If you’ve got an asshole boss, an asshole friend, or an asshole colleague, this book might be for you.
https://www.vox.com/conversations/2017/9/26/16345476/stanford-psychologist-art-of-avoiding-assholes
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Quote
The players have not committed the sin of introducing politics into football. Their sin is to be black men talking about politics when the NFL wants them to shut up and entertain. - Travis Waldron
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nfl-football-political_us_59c91815e4b06ddf45f9b002?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nfl-football-political_us_59c91815e4b06ddf45f9b002?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
Monday, September 25, 2017
Beaten . . . With Class
An excerpt from the Washington Post -
The NFL beat Trump. Soundly.
By Jerry Brewer
The NFL players stood, knelt, raised fists, sat, abstained . . . whatever felt right. They did it mostly as a team, a collection of individuals who choose to play together and sacrifice for each other. During the national anthem, they didn’t act like a brainwashed mass who had traded their diversity just to wear the same colors.
The latter is a flat and uninformed way to view the concept of team, and the same could be said for the different ways we act as American citizens. You have to understand that to grasp the power and poignancy of one of the most meaningful Sundays in NFL history. Throughout the nation and in London, the league responded to President Trump’s scathing, profane and ignorant criticism by showing him two things he can neither comprehend nor inspire as a leader: empathy and unity.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/the-nfl-responds-to-trump-by-embracing-its-diversity/2017/09/24/07d57814-a15c-11e7-ade1-76d061d56efa_story.html?utm_term=.ec30b6723b74
The NFL beat Trump. Soundly.
By Jerry Brewer
The NFL players stood, knelt, raised fists, sat, abstained . . . whatever felt right. They did it mostly as a team, a collection of individuals who choose to play together and sacrifice for each other. During the national anthem, they didn’t act like a brainwashed mass who had traded their diversity just to wear the same colors.
The latter is a flat and uninformed way to view the concept of team, and the same could be said for the different ways we act as American citizens. You have to understand that to grasp the power and poignancy of one of the most meaningful Sundays in NFL history. Throughout the nation and in London, the league responded to President Trump’s scathing, profane and ignorant criticism by showing him two things he can neither comprehend nor inspire as a leader: empathy and unity.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/the-nfl-responds-to-trump-by-embracing-its-diversity/2017/09/24/07d57814-a15c-11e7-ade1-76d061d56efa_story.html?utm_term=.ec30b6723b74
Sunday, September 24, 2017
Most Popular Wedding Songs
From the Washington Post -
These are the most popular wedding songs in America — and the ones your state loves
By Ben Zauzmer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soloish/wp/2017/09/20/these-are-the-most-popular-wedding-songs-in-america-and-the-ones-your-state-loves/?utm_term=.e3880cb1e465&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1
These are the most popular wedding songs in America — and the ones your state loves
By Ben Zauzmer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soloish/wp/2017/09/20/these-are-the-most-popular-wedding-songs-in-america-and-the-ones-your-state-loves/?utm_term=.e3880cb1e465&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1
Saturday, September 23, 2017
THE LINE HAS BEEN CROSSED!!!! Time to show them #blackexcellence LETS GO! #teamlove REPRESENT REPRESENT! ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿 pic.twitter.com/KM3wA098se— Sean Diddy Combs (@diddy) September 23, 2017
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)