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What motivates people? What is it about connecting with others that occupies almost every waking second of our day? Some social psychologists believe that all social interaction is derived from five core social motives: trust, understanding, growth, influence, and belonging.

There is a rule I live by in my industry.

“Your success is my success, and my success is your success.”

Invariably, both of you will benefit from this endeavor.

Get your employer to pay for your training if they are willing.

I didn’t want to read any comments on Into Darkness for fear of getting any spoiler tidbit. Let me just say I was stunned (not in a good way) by the third act. I could forgive the plot holes and shortcuts but the shameless recycling was unforgivable. Not looking forward to the most obvious sequel of the last 20 years.

NO!!! I HAVE TO HERE THIS CRAPPY SONG SO MUCH!!!

Absolutely.  A person that is given some liberties regarding how they spend their time at work will usually perform better in the long run than somebody that is forced to “work” for the duration.  Granted, this is the case for salaried professionals more so than for menial, minimum wage hourly jobs where the worker is much more replaceable.  A professional that you need to put significant resources into to make them an important, contributing member of the organization should be allowed some freedom in this regard.  If their job is high-stress, they will just get burned out quicker if the stress isn’t relived in some manner.

Wait a gosh durn minute, I have a dirty mind?  I didn’t write all those dirty phrases!

“What do you see in this ink blot?”

“Two men having sex with a lady.”

“What do you see in this one?”

“Two men having sex with each other.”

“What do you see in this one?”

“Two women having sex with a man.”

“You really have a dirty mind, don’t you?”

“Hey, you’re the one with all the dirty pictures!”

Starscream? The guy who always messed it up for Megatrom? No way!

Without Oil, sure Saudi Arabia wouldn’t have one of the most brutal Governments in the world, but the whole region might become like East Africa.