Although the lemming myth has been proven to be false I think that metaphor is still a recognizable one. The idea that once one lemming jumps off a cliff the rest follow. Another commonly used phrase would be, “if everyone jumped off a bridge would you?” These concept are to fight peer-pressure and encourage originality. […]
This post is a collaboration between Mashable’s Summer of Social Good charitable fundraiser and Max Gladwell‘s “10 Ways” series. The post is being simultaneously published across more than 100 blogs. Social media is about connecting people and providing the tools necessary to have a conversation. That global conversation is an extremely powerful platform for spreading […]
Recently after hanging out with a friend they turned to me and said “thanks for hanging out.” Which is a seemingly harmless statement, which, for some reason, provoked a firework display of thoughts in my brain. The main thing it reminded me of was of myself a year ago when I said that very same […]
Apologize, but why? I’m not wrong for thinking Having an opinion doesn’t make me wrong Differences are what make us Saying sorry doesn’t make the pain go away The hurt still remains the same If time truly heals all wounds or just causes us to forget It still won’t stop So respect me and I’ll […]
Shakespeare had it right when he said ” All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players… ” (Jaques, As You Like It Act 2, scene 7) We are all “characters” in this worlds play. The beauty of it is that we are the writers of our own parts. Each of […]