My Blog until 2018

Hard work never killed anyone, but why take the chance?

US memory champion Ron White is back again to teach us some weird brain exercises (link to:...

Here are 17 more words you might have difficulty in pronouncing, according to Reader's Digest...

According to the Harvard Business Review, the most challenging part of applying for a job is...

"If you fell down yesterday, stand up today." H. G. Wells

If you keep your feet firmly on the ground, you’ll have trouble putting on your trousers (British...

If you're a checklist lover, you'll love checkli. You can create, save and manage your free...

Instead of asking someone what their "sexual preference" is, grammarly.com recommends using the...

So many people hate meetings. So what's going wrong? How can one make meetings more open, fun,...

"I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old people remember what...

A lot of people talk about "Holland" when they really mean "The Netherlands". So what is correct?...

I couldn’t work today because of an eye problem. I just can’t see myself working today.

How do you respond to expectations? Are you the Upholder, Questioner, Obliger, or Rebel? Do...

According to Reader's Digest, non-native speakers of English find that these are the 10 most...

"Silence is one of the great arts of conversation." Marcus Tullius Cicero

This video (link to: twistedsifter.com) explains that school lunch in Japan is about more than...

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

Listen to this 60-second podcast (link to: scientificamerican.com) - or read the transcript on the...

Instead of using the term "gay marriage", grammarly.com recommends using the politically correct...

The Hemingway App can make your writing bold and clear. Well, that's what the website promises....

"Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day....

According to BBC America, Americans love the Royals and find British accents charming. What else...

A lonely frog consults a fortune-teller who tells him not to worry. "You're going to meet a...

Do Steven Aitchison's quiz to find out whether your brain is more female or male.