The Psychology of Compliments The Psychology of Compliments: A Nice Word Goes a Long Way Imagine that you’re sitting in a coffee shop enjoying your drink and reading the paper when someone taps you on the shoulder. “Your jacket is beautiful,” the stranger says. “The...
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Modern McDonald’s Play Place is going Viral Modern McDonald’s Play Place is Going Viral A video of a McDonald’s play area, described as “disturbing” and “heartbreaking” by social media users, has gone viral, prompting discussions...
The Luck of the Irish The “Luck of the Irish”: The history, folklore, meaning and mythology of Irish luck Many symbols of Ireland, as well as we Irish ourselves, are associated with luck. So we thought we would take a closer look at “The luck of the Irish” and luck in...
Citigroup Makes a Mistake Citigroup Makes (and Then Fixes) an $81 Trillion Mistake The bank temporarily credited a customer’s account with trillions of dollars, adding to scrutiny of risk management systems after a series of errors. We all make mistakes on the job....