Don’t look up to anybody

The reason you keep being disappointed and caught up in the fake shock at some scandal is that everybody you look up to is human. Being human means that they struggle with some version of the same things you struggle with. It’s all struggle and failure, every attempt to make something of your life, to [...]

The wonders of sucking up

What you don’t seem to get, students of the world, hard-workers of the world, is that nobody cares about how smart you are or how hard you work or how well you do your job. It’s all about whether or not people like you, and like having you around. If people find you likable and [...]

Poor homeowners take on Boarders

More Homeowners Consider Taking in Boarders “I had to do something,” said Miss Terry, 46, who helps formerly homeless people move into new housing. “I said, I am not going to lose this house. Thinking about having a stranger was not a pleasant thought. I have a daughter. But the positive part was that I [...]