How to Build Strong Friendships: Skills for Life

How to Build Strong Friendships: Skills for Life

What makes a strong friendship? How can we maintain strong friendships with people we care about? Strong friendships are the one thing that everyone—scientists, philosophers, and happiness experts—can agree is a major contributor to overall happiness and life satisfaction. But maintaining friendships takes effort, especially as we get older and take on more responsibilities. In this article, we’ll discuss some ways you can cultivate and maintain strong friendships throughout life.

Adria Richards: Fired for Calling out Sexist Jokes

How to Deal With Negative Comments on Social Media

What did Adria Richards write in her infamous tweet? And how did it lead to her losing her job with SendGrid? In March 2013, Adria Richards tweeted a photo of two developers at the PyCon tech conference, accompanying it with a comment that the two were making sexist jokes. Not only did Richards’ tweet cause massive public shaming on internet forums, but it also got her fired by her employer, the email delivery service SendGrid. Here is how Adria Richards’s scandal unfolded and what happened in its aftermath.

Behind the Scenes of the Jonah Lehrer’s Scandal

Behind the Scenes of the Jonah Lehrer’s Scandal

What was the scandal around Jonah Lehrer? What was the public response to Lehrer’s fiasco? Jonah Lehrer is an American author and blogger who has written for several big media outlets including The Wall Street Journal and The New Yorker. In July 2012, Jonah Lehrer was found out to have falsified Bob Dylan’s quotes in his book Imagine: How Creativity Works. In response, Lehrer was publicly shamed. Here is how Jonah Lehrer’s scandal unfolded and what happened in the aftermath.

The Law of the Inner Circle: Surrounded by Success

The Law of the Inner Circle: Surrounded by Success

What is the Law of the Inner Circle? What qualities would you like the people in your inner circle to have? The Law of the Inner Circle states that your success is, to a large extent, determined by the people who are closest to you. That’s why Maxwell stresses the importance of vetting the people you are going to accept into your inner circle. Keep reading to learn about the Law of the Inner Circle and how to build one.

Mindfulness Mantras: The Top 2 Recitations to Try

Mindfulness Mantras: The Top 2 Recitations to Try

Do you have trouble starting meditation? Have you tried reciting mindfulness mantras? Transitioning from the mind’s default state of wandering or compulsive thinking is one of the most difficult obstacles you will encounter as you begin your meditation practice. One way to ease yourself into it is to recite mindfulness mantras. Here are some mindfulness meditation mantras for you to try out.

The Law of Solid Ground: No Trust, No Influence

The Law of Solid Ground: No Trust, No Influence

What is the Law of Solid Ground? What do you think is the foundation of good leadership? The Law of Solid Ground is the sixth law of leadership from The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell. This law states that leadership is built on a foundation of trust. If a leader doesn’t have their followers’ trust, or they’ve broken it, they can’t exert influence over those people. Keep reading to learn about the Law of Solid ground plus some real-world examples of its application.

Justine Sacco: Tweet About AIDS Ends Her Career

Justine Sacco: Tweet About AIDS Ends Her Career

What did Justine Sacco write in her infamous tweet? How did the public react to her comment? On December 20, 2013, Justine Sacco posted the following tweet before getting on a flight to Africa: “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!” Justine Sacco’s tweet was meant to be a comment on white privilege: white people have an easier time feeling like they’re immune to certain issues. But people misunderstood it and shamed Sacco for being racist. Here goes the story of how Justine Sacco’s tweet became the world’s top story.

What Is Online Reputation Management & Does It Work

What Is Online Reputation Management & Does It Work

What is online reputation management (ORM)? What are some tactics that ORM companies use to influence their clients’ online presence? Online reputation management (ORM) encompasses a number of tactics aimed at influencing an individual’s or a brand’s reputation in the online space. Usually, it involves creating new online content to knock down undesirable information further down the search results. Keep reading to learn what online reputation is and how it works.