by John M. Jennings | Apr 24, 2024 | The IFOD
Two Careers: James and Alexis Consider two people who entered the workforce a few years ago, James and Alexis. James’s early career is going well. The company at which he works is thriving, and he’s a solid performer. He’s gotten nice raises and been...
by John M. Jennings | Apr 19, 2024 | The IFOD
They look happy, but are they really? Having Children Decreases Happiness About a decade ago, I heard Havard professor and happiness expert Daniel Gilbert speak at a conference. His theme was that having children makes us unhappy. He understandably got pushback from...
by John M. Jennings | Apr 16, 2024 | The IFOD
I worked with a swim coach back in my 30s when I used to compete in triathlons. During our first lesson, he told me that we would focus on one or two things, and only when I’d mastered those changes would we move on to the next area of focus. He said focusing on...
by John M. Jennings | Apr 12, 2024 | The IFOD
Sometimes, mapmakers make small, intentional errors in their maps to thwart their competitors from copying them. These “copyright traps” allow mapmakers to sue for copyright infringement if the intentional error shows up on a competitor’s map —...
by John M. Jennings | Apr 5, 2024 | The IFOD
I was traveling this week and visited my hotel’s gym yesterday morning. There was one other guy at the gym, and he was a total beast. Big, bearded, and super muscular, he was throwing around 50-pound dumbbells (the heaviest in the gym) like they were nothing. I...
