The Tragedy of Geroge Hugely - Alexander Petri, ComPost 2012-02-22

This is a story of growing up in a world where people sand off life's edges on your behalf. Where parents and institutions exist not to protect you from mistakes, but from their consequences.

Law of Career Attraction: Get Seduced, Says Shelly Lazarus - Susan Tardanico, Forbes 2012-01-24

People rely on their brains too much. They need to rely more on their stomachs and their hearts. Since my entire career was an accident, I didn't know enough to be guided intellectually. I spent a lot of time in my stomach, whether I was making a decision about a career opportunity, a client or a new hire. I've found that the stomach is rarely wrong. It's the brain that gets in the way!

The Rise of the New Groupthink - The New York Times, 2012-01-13

...electronic brainstorming, where large groups outperform individuals; and the larger the groups the better. The protection of the screen mitigates many problems of group work. This is why the internet has yielded such wondrous collective creations. Marcel Proust called reading a "miracle of communication in the midst of solitude", and that's what the internet is, too. It's a place where we can be alone together - and this is precicely what gives it power.

Marilyn Monroe's Two Secrets - by Slate Magazine, 2012-01-05

...cameras are not our friends. Photographs are brutal and unkind.