“Most people—95% of people—are sleepwalking through life. Life is something they see on TV. They’re just trying to get through the day. Life is something that happens to
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Linguistics Pro Tip #1: How to deal with extreme prescriptivists
If you spend long enough in a liberal arts environment or anywhere language is studied, you’ll certainly run into a few extreme prescriptivists. The basic prescriptivist mindset runs
Life Pro Tip #9: Be Thankful
Hey hey! It’s been a while. Thanksgiving is long gone, but did you know that you can be grateful every day of the year? Gratitude is a fantastic
Life Pro Tip #8: Do One Thing
You’re not really multi-tasking, are you? Admit it. You’re half-assing two things. Or worse yet, you’re quarter-assing four things. Unless the top two items on your agenda are
Life Pro Tip #7: Focus on something awesome
“Reality” is a pretty damn slippery concept. What you consider to be reality is mostly what you focus on, and somebody else’s reality will be totally different. If
Life Pro Tip #6: Piss Someone Off
If you’re never offending anybody, it’s a pretty good sign that you’re boring as fuck. Anybody who says anything interesting, does anything important, or takes any kind of
Life Pro Tip #5: Douchebags also are an expression of Buddha-nature
It certainly has not escaped anyone’s notice that today’s world, despite being mostly free of tuberculosis, the bubonic plague, polio and other age-old scourges, is still not free
Life Pro Tip #4: Be Exceptional
Opinions are the cheapest commodities on earth. Everyone you know has dozens, and they just give them away for free. Your family, your coworkers, your friends, and even
Life Pro Tip #3: Say NO to negativity
Many people seem to have the idea that being a “good person” involves pointing out the negative in any situation. They are psychic vampires and will stop at
Life Pro Tip #2: Be better next time
Another life pro tip would be, Instead of being dissapointed in yourself for falling short of your expectations, just promise to be better next time. Negative emotions are
