Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results. —Rita Mae Brown, Sudden Death (Bantam Books, New York, 1983), p. 68 It’s a good general rule, though, but misleading. A good counter-example is hammering in a…
Author: Byron Alley
Pushing People into Your Profession
Is it a good thing to try to change the demographics of your profession? On Facebook my friend Helena Forbes Harbour posted an interesting question, asking people who are in professions where their gender is in the minority: How do…
Don’t Send Angry Emails (Ever)
Writing angry emails is great therapy. Sending them is always a bad idea. There’s a GOOD reason why humans get angry: it’s to adjust our behaviour when someone is attacking us, so that we can respond appropriately; and in particular,…