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The thicker the explanation, the less absorbent the message. It's like a paper-towel paradox.

by Rick Baker
On Jul 7, 2014

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.

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In pre-historic times people who didn't listen got eaten...now they are able to roam the streets and work in offices.

by Rick Baker
On Jul 7, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Could it be 21^st Century predators are a forgiving lot of creatures?

Could it be Darwin was wrong?

...survival of the fittest? ... or was it survival of the most adaptable? ... or is it survival of the least able to listen?

Assuming evolution is an accurate theory - and I'm not so sure about that any more - How many generations will it take for human ears to shrink and disappear through lack of use?

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The only reason you are not a donkey is that your mother and father were not donkeys.

by Rick Baker
On Jul 7, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

1. "The only reason you are not a rattlesnake is that your mother and father were not rattlesnakes." Dale Carnegie, 'How to Win Friends and Influence People', (1939 - Toronto publication)

2. Don't judge too harshly. Don't judge too quickly. Don't judge.

3. ...in search of political correctness...Sure hope no donkeys are reading this.

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A coach transports people to where they want to go.

by Rick Baker
On Jul 6, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

That applies to sports stars. It also applies to people on a nice vacation.

Sometimes it applies in business...

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Don't put off to tomorrow what you can do some day.

by Rick Baker
On Jul 6, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

That's procrastinationisticism at its best.

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Sycophants & lickspittles: friends in need serving egos in need.

by Rick Baker
On Jul 5, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

A couple of funny English words for funny roles.

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The thicker the explanation, the less absorbent the message. It's like a paper-towel paradox.

In pre-historic times people who didn't listen got eaten...now they are able to roam the streets and work in offices.

The only reason you are not a donkey is that your mother and father were not donkeys.

A coach transports people to where they want to go.

Don't put off to tomorrow what you can do some day.

Sycophants & lickspittles: friends in need serving egos in need.

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The thicker the explanation, the less absorbent the message. It's like a paper-towel paradox.

In pre-historic times people who didn't listen got eaten...now they are able to roam the streets and work in offices.

The only reason you are not a donkey is that your mother and father were not donkeys.

A coach transports people to where they want to go.

Don't put off to tomorrow what you can do some day.

Sycophants & lickspittles: friends in need serving egos in need.

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