So one of my profs was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about a month ago, and the class hasn’t been held very much. The department dean came to talk to all of us and ask for our patience and to promise that they are doing the best they can and assure us that the course…
We are faced with certain social quirks unique to this technology saturated age. One being: receipt of an email from someone who says yes thanks for the interest and promises they’ll try to give you what you want/find what you’re looking for. To this you could reply in kind immediately with a thanks hope to…
The way people formulate thought is largely dependent on the language with which they are speaking to themselves. Moreover, some things are easier to think about using a particular language over another. For example, I read of some physicist who claimed that it was easier to solve a quantum physics problem when he considered the problem…
Some inter-personal frustration could be avoided if conversation participants adhered to the following etiquette: a. when someone is talking, others are silent. [non verbal communication permissible] b. the speaking person pauses periodically to allow for any input or rebuke. Aggressive conversationalists take note.
Administrative positions are often filled by people who are very articulate. The best candidates are those who don’t sacrifice communication clarity to satisfy social expectations. However, one doesn’t want to alienate co-workers by moving about the office with an air of superiority. There needs to be a comfortable relationship between administrators and employees so that…
Many people change their vocabulary and behavior according to where they are and who is around them, the company they’re in. I do this too. I’m not going to tell a professor that she’s spewing bullshit, though I might if I were addressing a drunk bastard around a bonfire. This is not to say that…
What’s with the people who allow themselves to pick up the phone only during mid-ring? They crack me up. It will always have a place near the top of my list of funny social behaviors.