It’s just my opinion

Between friends differences in taste or opinion are irritating in direct proportion to their triviality.
W. H. Auden
Yesterday, I got to witness a meeting unlike anything I’ve ever seen. An actual, official meeting, where the chair walked out midway through. There was a lot of antagonism in the air, and a lot of it took place [...]

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Tidbit Insightings, January 2

What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.
T.S. Eliot
Familiar new beginnings
Every single New Year’s Eve I can remember, someone has cracked a joke about “see you next year” or “I swear I won’t do the dishes for [...]

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Up and Down, Up and Down – Status in Communication II

Are you threatening me?!
The Great Cornholio
In yesterday’s post, I looked at some basic principles of status transactions. If you want to check out the specifics, feel free to read that post as well. Basically status transactions are about who has more power in a conversation or a social situation. High and low status can be [...]

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A Balancing Act – Status in Communication I

I’m rather embarrassed, General Solo, but it appears that you are to be the main course at a banquet in my honor.
C-3PO, Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
Anyone who’s ever done theatrical improvisation will probably recognise the name of Keith Johnstone, since he is one of the big guys. A lot of [...]

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