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Thought Tweet #976

by Rick Baker
On Apr 14, 2014

Thought Tweet #976 Catcheth thou when thou doth protest too much.

 

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...

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Communication: Improving Communication | Humour | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #971

by Rick Baker
On Apr 7, 2014

Thought Tweet #971 Doing Work: for most people, working & creating a thing brings more satisfaction than receiving that thing without effort.


The Thinking Behind The Tweet

This explains why I'm so fond of my hamburgers and building my own gardens.

 

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Beyond Business | Humour | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #969

by Rick Baker
On Apr 3, 2014

Thought Tweet #969 If you feel you don't have time - Listen to someone. See how slowly time moves?


The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Oh...I see...how silly of me...I should have known you are too busy to listen.

I should have noticed your inability to make eye contact, your looking over my shoulder, your interruptions...it all makes sense...you are too busy.

 

 

Thought Tweet #967

by Rick Baker
On Apr 1, 2014

Thought Tweet #967 Time management tip: file files. Their name lets us know what we are supposed to do with them.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Well...that is why they call them files isn't it?

I mean - those things don't have that name because of some other qualities...shouldn't we do our part to help them live up to their name yet not be confused with their less-flexible, more-abrasive cousins?

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Humour | I'm too busy! - I don't have time! | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #965

by Rick Baker
On Mar 28, 2014

Thought Tweet #965 On Incompetence Road: we stumble over people and processes; we get bogged down in problems' potholes and ruts. 

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

  1. There are lots of potholes where I drive and I listen to self-help CDs while I am driving.
  2. Business Contains Only 3 Things: People, Process, & Situations

Like roads, some Situations contain potholes.

Thought Tweet #948

by Rick Baker
On Mar 5, 2014

Thought Tweet #948 If you want to teach people how to drink water, don't stuff garden hoses down their throats.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Good things come in small packages.

Good education comes in small packages.

If you want to teach people how to drink water, provide them repeated opportunities to gain experience sipping from small, half-full drinking glasses.

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If you want to teach people how to drink water, bring the right tools...bring simple tools, like drinking glasses...no garden hoses...no fire hoses...no artesian well trackers or fancy 24-hour, on-demand pumps or state-of-the-art osmosis gizmos...

...just drinking glasses.

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Change: Creating Positive Change | Humour | Thought Tweets

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