One hundred billion people have walked this planet. Nearly eight billion of them are alive today. Each has a story, few have a microphone. Each has seen something different and thought something unique. Most know something you can’t fathom, and you have experienced stuff they wouldn’t believe. But so many behaviors are universal across generations and geographies. Circumstances change, but people’s reactions don’t. Technologies evolve, but insecurities, blind spots, and gullibility rarely does.
This article describes 17 of what I think are the most common and influential aspects of how people think.
Snippets
Don’t punish people for trying.
You teach them to not try with you.
Punishing includes whining that it took them so long, that they did it badly, or that others have done it better.- Ideopunk, 100 tips for a better life
The diner is king. That’s a hard lesson for many chefs.
More specifically, the diner is a college-going boy and his girlfriend who will leave after treating themselves to a few beers and food that sets their mouth on fire.
- Sadaf Hussain, Khansama
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