Misunderstanding

After decennia of refusing to accept, even see reality, it has become undeniable. The world is falling apart. And instead of rushing to fix it, we’re looking for someone or something to blame. It didn’t take long, it’s here — in our midst, ubiquitous. The Internet. Of course. It’s the…

How “work hard, work smart” worked against my personal growth for more than 20 years — “Don’t work hard, work smart” is a popular productivity quote that slowed down my career growth. At the beginning of my career (in the world of manufacturing), my version of “work smart” was to look for shortcuts. The faster I get things done, the smarter I feel about myself. That…

Before I had an official ADHD diagnosis to explain some of the challenges I had as a younger adult, there were many, many different ways I tried to ‘get organized’ or ‘get things done.’ …

It wasn’t as scandalous as it sounds, but it still made for an uncomfortable situation I was living with my friend Molly* for a short while, and sometimes (okay, often) we’d stay in and get drunk. Sometimes there’d be games involved (no, not sexy ones sorry…) but more often than not it was just drinking for the sake of drinking. Her boyfriend Tyson would join…

One of the world’s largest countries owes its name to a breakdown in communication in 1535 — The largest village in the world is extremely large. It occupies nearly 10 million square kilometres, and has a coastline on three oceans, its total length being more than 200,000 kilometres. It is a well-populated village, being home to more than 34 million people. If you haven’t guessed by now…

May 13, 2018 I had an interesting test today. I made arrangements to go out with Frank Tuesday night. He texted me, “I’ll be out smiley face with sunglasses”. I thought he meant he’d be out Tuesday night, like out on a date with another woman. I thought he was…

It even confuses native speakers. — I have always wondered why we park on the driveway but drive on the parkway…no wonder people say English is the most difficult language to learn. When Hollie Petit, Ph.D. …