These charts on who we spend our time with are interesting but a little depressing… especially that last one.
Writing for New York Magazine, Katie Heaney shines a light on how to apologize for something in response to Bill Maher’s non-apology apology:
Dr. Beth Polin, an assistant professor of management at Eastern Kentucky University and co-author of The Art of the Apology, defines an apology as a statement which includes one or more of six components:
- An expression of regret — this, usually, is the actual ‘I’m sorry.’
- An explanation (but, importantly, not a justification).
- An acknowledgment of responsibility.
- A declaration of repentance.
- An offer of repair.
- A request for forgiveness.
via Kottke
I skimmed this article on How to Sleep and bookmarked it to read later tonight — when I’m winding down and, well, trying to sleep.
I’ve struggled with sleep since I was a teenager. It’s affected almost everything I do. My focus, memory, energy, mood, and critical reasoning are always affected when I don’t sleep and I never seem to get enough.
But I bet many Americans don’t get the right amount or type of sleep and that’s why articles like this one come out every two years or so.
I really liked Roger Moore’s Bond movies. They’re probably my favorites before Daniel Craig took over. He also seemed like a great person. I own the entire Bond collection on iTunes and I feel a Moore Marathon coming up.
I’m a bit over 140 days into a 365 Project on Instagram where I take and post a picture a day. That’s been pretty tough but I’ve managed to make it work. But I already want to expand on it and do a post a day. I tried to do something similar a few years ago but I failed because I made it too complicated. I’m not going to commit to anything and certainly not going to stop my Instagram project. But if I can get something up here more often, I’d be happy.