with Anthony Newcombe How to improve our use of words Communication nation A “Blast from the Past” Edition (so much fun, we’ll re-publish it!) Flubbing our words and phrases? nother vs. another (“That’s a whole nother world”) Uh, NO it is not. But it IS a whole incorrect sentence. I’ve sat in professional meetings, witnessed intelligent people on […]
Read Morewith Anthony Newcombe Some Causes of the Stock Market Volatility Craze Topic: That ‘silly, crazy stock market’ this month Categories: Economics, Financials, and Social Psychology Between a rock and a hard place? You probably spent some of the past few weeks rummaging through the onslaught of news concerning the stock market. In just a few days, […]
Read Morewith Anthony Newcombe (published with permission from writeplus.biz) Area(s): Education, Business, Psychology Topic: Reliance on remote technology for school, work, and emotional well-being … Issue: Are we putting so much emphasis on virtual technology that we may find ourselves paralyzed when it’s time to ‘come back into the real world?’ Let’s get something straight from […]
Read Morewith Anthony Newcombe published with permission from writeplus.biz Let’s take a closer look … Topic: What skill did you learn/ are you learning during the extended “home-based” Covid-19 period? Personal note: Like you, I noticed plenty of people getting in on the new “mask production craze.” What new skill(s) have YOU acquired during the Covid shutdown? However, I decided […]
Read Morewith Anthony Newcombe Published with permission from writeplus.biz Topic: Reopening vs. Testing (Covid-19) Issue: Is it better to risk an economic collapse using a more deliberate approach in reopening America (with a broader national testing program), or, try to get us ‘back to normal’ as quickly as possible and risk another spike in infections and deaths? […]
Read Morewith Anthony Newcombe (published with permission from WritePlus.biz) Arena: Healthcare and Politics (and why they don’t mix) Topic: How do we manage to blame the ‘other party’ during a global pandemic? I understand all too well that America in 2020 is in the midst of a political tug o’ war over, well, almost everything. We have demonstrated that we can brawl about […]
Read MorePosted with permission from WritePlus.Biz with Anthony Newcombe (Vol. II) Area: Covid-19 / Health & Pandemics Issue: What “good” has already resulted from shutting down entire city, state, and nation populations due to the Covid-19 pandemic? Let’s take ‘a closer look’ … If you haven’t yet noticed, we are in an international health crisis – […]
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