One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well. — Virginia Wolf Attending a conference hosted by Ohio State this week, an odd occurrence happened. While sitting down for dinner with the other presenters, I noticed that I had ordered the exact same meal (a Caesar salad and lasagna) as…
A smile is a curve that sets things straight. — Anonymous If you’ve ever worked in the food or service industry, there’s one thing you learn firsthand that others often fail to recognize: You’re a human, too. For most who have been a waiter or waitress, masseuse or cashier clerk, the patrons relying on your service…
I get more spam than anyone I know. — Bill Gates Have you been receiving more spam phone calls lately? Do you hate them? Do you still occasionally get tricked into answering them? Today, we’re going to talk about the psychology of spam–and no, not the psychology of people who eat that weird canned meat…
Eureka! — Archimedes According to the Law of Infinite Probability, there’s a chance that an alien race from the Andromeda galaxy will come down to Earth, seek out a random individual (who turns out to be you), and says: “Solve this riddle or we will destroy your planet.” Uh oh. PROBLEM SOLVING All right, so that…
The energy of the mind is the essence of life. — Aristotle I’m going to describe a psychological state, and then let’s see if you can guess the type of situation that caused it: Your heart is beating faster than usual, and you’re taking bigger, even faster breaths. If asked, you’d say you feel very…
It’s bad luck to be superstitious. – Anonymous Later today, I will be getting on a plane to check a big one off my “bucket list:” seeing the aurora borealis. Alongside my brother and dad, we’ll be meeting up in Iceland around noon tomorrow, and from then on, I’ll be gazing skyward until I see those…