Exercise #19: Fun with deprogramming.
New year, old patterns? If you find yourself a few days into the fresh annum already backtracking on your resolutions, you are not alone. But rather than cave to your…
Category: Experiments
Heads you win, tails you win: the SuperOptimist guide to the New Year.
Lots of people play it safe as they age, and for good reason. “Safe” seems to be a wiser choice than “sorry.” But could it be that we actually have…
Experiment 411: Transcending the customer call center experience.
One of the most unpleasant tasks a present-day human can undertake is making the dreaded “phone call to customer service.” A typical experience might involve, oh, say Verizon Wireless and…
Let’s get out the vote like it’s 1758!
Whereby we examine why some people don’t vote, and offer remedies for this situation, including one utilized by none other than the first president of the United States. While the…