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  • Why Perfection Continues to Evade Society

    Why Perfection Continues to Evade Society0

    Just a few weeks ago I was surprised to see a headline indicating American confidence had increased over the past few years. The following chart from a January Gallup poll gives a glimpse into that confidence: How quickly things change. As a friend recently told me, when everything looks good and optimism is up, that’s

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  • Why People Want So Badly to Categorize You

    Why People Want So Badly to Categorize You0

    During the recent election, most of you were probably called either a “conservative” or a “liberal”. And in many cases, this categorization of you was attempted as a subtle, or not-so-subtle, insult. Other examples of backhanded categorizations that may have been hurled at you in recent months include “religious”, “serious”, “foodie”, “homebody”, “hipster”, “crunchy”, or

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  • Why People Today Get So Angry about Politics

    Why People Today Get So Angry about Politics0

    I frequently wonder why so many people today get so angry at those who share different opinions on politics. Well, I think it’s because our culture has come to see anger, at least in this case, as a virtue. A sentiment that pervades our society today, and is even spoon-fed to some students in schools,

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  • Why People Should Stop Trying to ‘Win’ Arguments

    Why People Should Stop Trying to ‘Win’ Arguments0

    • March 2, 2017

    Here are four characteristics I consistently see in those who are masterful when they participate in an argument: 1) They listen. Before the other person finishes speaking, a lot of arguers are already busy focusing on their counteroffensive. It’s not uncommon for them to silence their foes with a mid-sentence interruption. You can see it

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  • Why People Should Still Study Latin

    Why People Should Still Study Latin0

    Why would anybody bother to study Latin anymore? Its value isn’t readily apparent, which is probably why it has largely dropped out of curriculum in this country. Modern language study is more about which language will get you ahead in your career or help you vacation to other countries. Latin is not likely to help you

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  • Why People Rarely Take the Last Donut at Meetings (But the Coffee Runs Dry)

    Why People Rarely Take the Last Donut at Meetings (But the Coffee Runs Dry)2

    As a professor, I’ve attended many administrative meetings. The one near-constant thing I, and others, have noticed at these meetings is that the coffee always runs out, but at least a small remnant of a donut remains. Why this occurs tells a great deal about how we use social norms to solve pool resource problems

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