Wednesday, April 14, 2010

93. "When a parent tells a child or adolescent a secret about the marriage, that's colluding."


"Parents' sex lives, financial worries, the secrets they tell each other when they're depressed, are not the children's business. When a parent tells a child or adolescent a secret about the marriage, that's colluding. It may make the child feel special, more grown-up, but it's actually using the child for some selfish purpose--to gain an ally, to gain sympathy, to fight loneliness--which is ultimately damaging to the child's self-esteem."

From "Undoing Depression" by Richard O'Connor, Ph.D., Berkley Books, New York.


92. "The crucial thing is to think how to empower her staffs, and to execute it."


"Unlike the president of a company, employees do not necessarily think about work throughout 24 hours, and do not necessarily do what she expects.

If she is a super-salesperson, her company may achieve maximum sales of 200 million yen annually, but it will not see one-billion-yen sales. The crucial thing for her at this moment is to think how to empower her staffs, and to execute it."

From "Salesforce.com - The Symbol of Cloud Computing" written by Munechika Nishida and published by Impress Japan Corporation



Tuesday, April 13, 2010

91. "A humidifier can put a little moisture into dry winter air...


... But change the water daily and keep the unit clean, as it can breed bacteria and other germs."

From "How to Care for Aging Parents" by Virginia Morris, Workman Publishing, New York


Monday, April 12, 2010

90. "Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital."


""Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.” – Aaron Levenstein. Remember that as you dive deeper, wiser words were never uttered about statistics."

From "Web Analytics" by Avinash Kaushik, Wiley Publishing, Inc.


Sunday, April 11, 2010

89. "If there are particular individuals in your life who are predictable problems,...


... you can practice methods that are custom designed for responding to them.

From "Your Perfect Right" by Robert Alberti, Ph.D., and Michael Emmons, Ph.D., Impact Publishers, Atascadero, California


Wednesday, April 7, 2010

88. "Few drug studies include truly old patients."


"Drugs that work well in younger patients might not be appropriate for older patients (and, unfortunately, few drug studies include truly old patients.)"

From "How to Care for Aging Parents" by Virginia Morris, Workman Publishing, New York

Sunday, April 4, 2010

87. "Remember that you are responsible for your own feelings..."


"... You can choose your emotional responses by the way you look at situations. As psychologists Gary McKay and Don Dinkmeyer put it, How You Feel Is Up to You."

From "Your Perfect Right" by Robert Alberti, Ph.D. and Michael Emmons, Ph.D., Impact Publishers, Atascadero, California