Don’t take "yes" for an answer
When people say "yes," they aren't necessarily agreeing with you. Culturally, we're conditioned to be friendly and for many people saying "no" can feel uncooperative or »
When people say "yes," they aren't necessarily agreeing with you. Culturally, we're conditioned to be friendly and for many people saying "no" can feel uncooperative or »
Futuristic computer interfaces are usually depicted with cyan text, and retro computer terminals with green or yellow text. Has this always been the case? Or is »
Question marks aren't strictly necessary in Chinese and Japanese since meaning can usually be inferred from context. Meanwhile, Spanish takes a more explicit approach, proactively including »
Drawing with thick markers makes it hard to draw small details. But, often when brainstorming on paper, I would find myself using the same pen regardless »
The current zeitgeist emphasizes increasing the number of students pursuing STEM. Many hypothesize that classroom instruction is one of the reasons there are disproportionately high failure »
When preparing for an interview or a performance review, remind yourself that if something can't be easily written down as you describe it, then it may »
Large contract manufacturers like Foxconn in China allow companies like Apple to pay only for labor to produce a specified inventory. Tasks are continually subdivided so »
Progress is rarely consistent or predictable. Anyone who has spent time at the gym, running, or brainstorming ideas knows that progress comes in bursts. So, it's »
Defining when something is wet is surprisingly hard. In fact, there still isn't a commonly agreed upon scientific definition. Despite this, we can describe the general »
Benford's Law describes the frequency distribution of the first digit seen in real life numerical data sets. Intuitively, we know that more numbers should start with »