Baking instructions aren’t exact. They can’t be. It’s ironic because the delicate nature of baking calls for a high degree of precision for the ingredient amounts and the mixing order and technique. But the provided baking time needs to be a range. Why? Variability. Ovens aren’t exactly alike. The time it takes for brownies to …
It’s easy to make plays when your team is winning and everything’s going well. But what about when you’re down? What about when you’re on the road and your opponent has all of the momentum? What about when things aren’t going your way, or it just isn’t your day? That’s when the real leaders step …
I used to think that the 40-hour work week was the dream. You show up at 8 or 9, clock out at 5, and then have your entire nights and weekends to spend how you’d like. But as I spent some time living this lifestyle, I quickly grew tired of it. Sure, I’m a big …
I used to be crippled by big decisions. I would go back and forth, imagining all of the different ways that each option could play out. But eventually, I found a way to deal with these situations. How? It started during my college application process. I was interviewing for a spot at an Ivy League …
When we look back on our lives, it isn’t hard to classify choices and events as “good” or “bad.” But how do we know? Based on the outcomes of certain events, we tell ourselves stories about why things turned out the way they did. And often we accept these stories as facts. But the truth …
There are two schools of thoughts for preventing ankle sprains. The most common method is an attempt to avoid the inevitable. Walk through your local rec building, and I can almost guarantee that you’ll find at least one player with tightly taped ankles, rigid ankle braces, and/or high-top shoes tightly tied. All of these countermeasures are designed to immobilize the ankle. And for the …
Last week, I wrote about some ground rules that I’ve used to define my approach to email and texting. Now, I want to look at a few more detailed examples of approaches that I take in an attempt to improve the efficiency of this communication. At the most basic level, the purpose of the three …
Written media is flawed. It’s been reported that 7 percent of our communication is done through the words we use, 38 percent comes from vocal tonality, and a whopping 55 percent of communication is nonverbal. Thus, we lose over 90% of our communicating power when we can’t hear or see the person we’re talking with. …
Sometimes, it takes a boost before you can truly reach your potential. Just a few months after I started my first job, a huge opportunity presented itself. My company needed someone in my office to take a leadership role in solving one of the highest-profile problems in the company, and no one seemed eager to …
What is it about sports that is so intoxicating? There’s the competition aspect that has been known to bring out the best (and worst) in people. At the same time, comradery and team spirit come into play. Along with something innate in the primal nature of the physical activity. But there’s something deeper. Sure, all …