Admit it. At some point it your life, you’ve lied. Maybe you tell white lies on a daily basis. Maybe you tell some all-out doozies. Whatever the case, don’t worry about it too much. You’re normal.
Experts say there are two kinds of lies - the lies that you tell to help yourself and the lies you tell to protect other people’s feelings, like when you tell someone they look good in that terrible pink-and-green tie.
Serious lies are most often told to protect relationships. That’s when people lie about cheating, for example. Obviously, they don’t want to get caught and they want to keep their marriages intact. Most white lies, however, are told to strangers.
Lying is not exactly extraordinary. During a recent study, people were asked to record every single lie they told in one week. The results showed that college students lied at least once to nearly 40 percent of the people they interacted with. The rest of the people lied to nearly one-third of the people. It’s amazing that lying is so second-nature to people.
So, I think it’s nice to say, “Don’t lie,” but it’s just not realistic. We do it to save other people’s feelings. We do it to protect ourselves. We do it to get what we want.
And sometimes it works.
February 19th, 2008
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For a long time, it never used to be much of an option for young men. When it came to choosing between careers and love, it was a no-brainer. Most men opted for their jobs first.
Women, on the other hand, often looked to marriage and babies and relationships. But not anymore.
According to a new scientific study, these days men are more willing than women to sacrifice their careers for romance. Only about half of women prioritized relationships over professional goals while more than 60 percent of men put love first.
Women are much less likely to disrupt their careers now in order to get married or have children. In the past, they used to put their professional lives on hold, but now they’ve changed their priorities.
Because most families have dual incomes now, men may feel more free to focus on relationships rather than income. They may not feel that they’ll end up being the sole breadwinner in a marriage, so there’s less pressure to put their careers first.
Just remember guys, a woman can break your heart, but a good career can last forever!
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January 24th, 2008
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I never send emails. If I need to communicate with someone, I ask them to come to my office or I just pick up the phone.
But there are people I know who are always sending emails. They’re always on their computers or their Blackberrys or their iPhones. They send and receive hundreds of messages a day.
Thirty-five million emails are sent daily. White-collar workers spend more than two hours of their paid time each day at a total loss for all employers of 28 billion hours a year and $650 billion dollars! So they waste time and productivity as well as lots of money for employers.
Sure, in many cases business gets done through email but you have to wade through a lot of junk to get through the messages that are actually important.
Try using the phone or actually meeting with someone instead of spending hours and hours on email. Don’t waste your time and your employer’s money.
December 20th, 2007
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It’s one thing for a company to forbid its employees to smoke at work, but what about businesses that tell their employees not to smoke at all?
A growing number of companies are prohibiting their workers from smoking not only at work, but also in their private lives. If they find out their employees are lighting up - even in the privacy of their own homes - they’re firing them.
One boss even said, “If you’re too stupid to understand that smoking will kill you, then we’re going to tell you that if you want to work for our company, you will not smoke.”
It sounds like discrimination, but in many states, it’s not. Only about two dozen states have laws that protect smokers from being fired or not being hired because of their habit. But in the rest, employers can do what they want.
The employers benefit because it’s cost effective. Health insurance claims go down and insurance is cheaper for employees.
Some companies will hire smokers only under the condition that they agree to quit. Then they’ll give them the resources including counseling, the nicotine patch, and other programs.
It seems to make a lot of sense to me. It saves money. It saves lives. I know it’s a difficult habit to break, but if you haven’t started, don’t smoke. And if you smoke, do your best to stop.
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December 6th, 2007
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If you want to improve morale around the office, start cursing.
According to a study by British researchers, regular swearing at work can help boost team spirit among staff members. It’ll help them express their feelings and it’ll help develop better social relationships.
The key is knowing when such language is appropriate and when to watch what you say.
For example, you probably shouldn’t let loose with profanity in front of senior executives or customers. But a few choice four-letter words can help foster solidarity among employees, especially when you’re expressing frustration or stress.
The study also found that swearing is becoming more common as traditional taboos are broken down and people are becoming more accepting of colorful language at work.
So, curse if you feel like it. It could help your career a hell of a lot.
November 28th, 2007
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