Small change in the posting schedule beginning today: weekends will now comprise of five tweets on Saturday that I found interesting, and just one YouTube video on Sunday (again, that I found interesting).
Here’s today’s set:
I read somewhere years ago that people use a higher tone of voice with more junior colleagues, and more 2nd person pronouns — and a lower tone and 1st person pronouns when acting subordinate — and it's haunted me in every hallway conversation and work email since.
— Justin Sandefur (@JustinSandefur) February 5, 2019
How to tell the difference between great writing—and bullshit! pic.twitter.com/y54GSRPYeq
— Jay Van Bavel (@jayvanbavel) February 6, 2019
What I needed to learn in highschool:
1. Public speaking
2. Project management
3. Negotiation
4. Conflict resolution
5. Software development
6. Accounting
7. Financial planning
8. Critical thinking
9. How to mentor
10. Business plan dev
11. People management
12. Customer service— Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) February 5, 2019
Red food colouring, which is usually the aluminum salt of Carminic acid, is made by boiling a scale insect known as Cochineal. Very commonly used in “strawberry flavoured” stuff like yoghurts.
— Krish Ashok (@krishashok) February 6, 2019
Train service efficiency, 2018.
1. Switzerland
2. Japan
3. South Korea6. US
7. Netherlands
9. Germany
14. France
15. Russia
19. Indonesia
22. UK
25. China
26. India
36. Australia
38. Canada
50. Saudi
52. Pakistan
61. Vietnam
66. Turkey
74. Mexico
97. Brazil
127. Nigeria(WEF)
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) February 6, 2019
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