by Rick Baker
On May 10, 2020
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
Some situations seem to be beyond our control. In fact, some situations are beyond our control. Other situations just appear to be beyond our control. Regardless, really beyond our control or appearing beyond our control - these are the situations that put our self-control to the toughest test. When our locus of control is tested, so is our self-control. We do better when we anticipate these situations and prepare, in our minds, for them.
by Rick Baker
On May 9, 2020
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
If it don't make sense and the explanations that follow make even less sense...methinks the person doth protest too much.
When you mess up a communication - stop, think, accept the burden of error, and speak concisely, with clarity.
by Rick Baker
On May 8, 2020
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
There's a good reason why Shakespeare put that "doth protest too much" line in Hamlet. Many people are unable to express an objection and leave it at that. Rather, many people express an objection and go on and on...providing either gory details or more examples, or both.
Now I must stop here before I too doth protest too much...
...it would, for example, be wrong to deliver a ripe example of this I witnessed as recently as...