I recently learned an amazing word for a very common experience – since a word already exists for this experience, I was unable to create a word for it and add it to my Dictionary of Liff.1 According to Wikipedia: “A mondegreen is the mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase, typically a standardized phrase such [...]
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Are you an intellectual?
I came across something in Wikipedia that made me laugh. Are you an intellectual? Well… according to the Wikipedia entry on the William Tell Overture, [...] the definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think about The Lone Ranger.1 If you’re fortunate enough never to have [...]
Edward de Bono on Why Adjectives are Dangerous
The following quote by Edward de Bono was recently added to the QuoteMachine: “Adjectives are dangerous. You should usually mistrust anyone who uses a lot of adjectives in an argument. Adjectives are a way of attaching your subjective feeling to something in an attempt to show that the quality is really objective…. It is part [...]
Edward de Bono on the Relationship Between Helping Yourself and Helping Others
The following quote by Edward de Bono was recently added to the QuoteMachine: “You help yourself very directly by helping others.”1 Reference: 1. de Bono, Edward. H+ (Plus) A New Religion?: How to Live Your Life Positively Through Happiness, Humour, Help, Hope, Health. Vermilion, London, 2006. pg. 41. ISBN: 009190471. Share and Enjoy: Possibly Related [...]
Edward de Bono on Truth and Happiness
The following quote by Edward de Bono was recently added to the QuoteMachine: “There is more truth in happiness than in despair.”1 Reference: 1. de Bono, Edward. H+ (Plus) A New Religion?: How to Live Your Life Positively Through Happiness, Humour, Help, Hope, Health. Vermilion, London, 2006. pg. 23. ISBN: 0091910471. Share and Enjoy: Possibly [...]
