politeness | politeness
Sep.24.2012
Two truths: (1) Since time immemorial, people have been decrying the death of courtesy. “What once were vices are manners now,” wrote Seneca two thousand years ago, and I’m betting some Egyptologist can point me to the equivalent in hieroglyphics. (2) Just because a kvetch has been repeated in...
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Mar.25.2012
No, this isn’t meant to be insulting to anyone. But as someone who has listened to thousands of phone messages at work and at home, I wish there was a little more common knowledge on this topic. Here's what I wish that knowledge was:
1) The person you're leaving the message for is completely at...
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Apr.21.2011
We live in times that are essentially the same as any other with the exception of the shrinking globe and immediate communications—the internet. Other than that, there is hardly anything different within any society. It is, therefore, essential that we come to understand each other and to...
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Sep.14.2009
Once upon a time, a little Pollyanna-ish I know, I actually believed that most people were decent, most people were inherently good, and most people when given the chance were kind. I also believed in a) manners b) civility and c) generally good behavior in public and private.
Not that I assumed...
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