Every time he’s about to talk to himself, my boyfriend gets a very intense look on his face. His eyebrows draw together and two little wrinkles appear in the middle, his eyes darting to one side, up to the heavens.
Then the lips start moving.
“What are you doing now?” I like to ask.
“Nothing - go away!” he replies, embarrassed. But after a while the muttering inevitably starts again. I can never quite understand what he’s saying, but when I ask he says he’s practicing his interviewing techniques (he’s also a journalist), running through problems or a checklist for that week’s groceries.
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Things to keep in mind if you want to be a good boss or colleague for a woman Published April 8, 2021 Bookmark
Guys, if you want to be a good boss or colleague for a woman, call her by her actual name. It’s not “dear,” or “sweetie” (or “young lady”). Nor is giving her a nickname – usually a diminutive – a substitute. A respectful stance extends to abiding by what she chooses to be called if she gets married. If you don’t like her choice, don’t try to improve it.
That’s Rule 1 in Kate Eberle Walker’s guide for men to be a better boss, and if it seems obvious to you please accept that the reason it’s on top of the PresenceLearning CEO’s list of nine rules is many men unknowingly create deep wounds by ignoring it. Even Barack Obama violated it when he commented about a reporter, “This sweetie never did get an answer to that question.” Perhaps you have slipped (or blundered) as well. Certainly Ms. Walker has lo
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International Day of Happiness is March 20th. But happiness isn’t something that happens to us once a year on the calendar. Happiness is something we do, and there is plenty good reason to do it more often than many of us do.Who Cares About Happiness?Aristotle thought happiness was the meaning and
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Eleven years ago, Emilia had the best night of her life. She was 19 years old and visiting her cousin in Mexico during college break when she met a man named Ivan. Emilia and Ivan fell in love, and eventually Emilia moved from New York to Mexico. But then things fell apart. Today, Emilia is newly and happily married, but memories of her old flame in Mexico still haunt her, and she’s desperate for a way to let the past go . On a recent episode of How To!, psychologist Ethan Kross, author of
Chatter: The Voice In Our Head, Why It Matters, and How To Harness It, helped Emilia quiet the chatter in her head. While we can’t control those thoughts, Ethan says we can control how we react to them. This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.