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Stop Jumping to Conclusions With Bad Reviews – Jumping to conclusions is a common issue for many people. When people jump to conclusions, they make unwarranted assumptions based on limited information. This type of thinking allows people to make decisions quickly, but it also means that these decisions are quite often wrong. – Jumping to conclusions with a thing like a bad review ...

Human beings are divided religiously, nationally, politically, economically. One wonders what will bring man together, bring about right relationship so that we live peacefully. – This is our topic for todays episode. Please share your views on our Twitter page @ https://twitter.com/MadSoapbox – Like always this is will be the VERY best variety topic excellence you expect from us. Thes...

Sometimes it is important to stop. You need to take a moment and celebrate your achievements and not just the big ones. You may not think it’s an extraordinary accomplishment, but the small things matter, too. Anything you have done to make a difference in your own life (or someone else’s) is worth celebrating. – It is so easy to brush away our accomplishments especially the small ones. If w...

Do you tend to get overwhelmed with everything going on in your life? Whether it’s the responsibilities piling up at work, the chores you have to do at home, or the people in your life who need your attention, it can feel like you have too much on your mental load if you never get to step away from it all. – That’s why it’s important to learn how to take time for yourself.  – What...

A few nights ago, Sophie and I had some new friends over to play games. They’re younger than us but also our contemporaries in the sense that they’re a married couple with jobs. We had a great time, but things got a little weird when we started talking about where we were on September 11, 2001. I was starting my second year at my first post-college job; they were in fifth grade. – I felt old...

The impact of fraud goes well beyond financial loss. Fraud impacts people, industries, entities, services and the environment. Understanding the total impact of fraud allows entities to make better informed decisions. Serious impacts can arise from any type of fraud, whether it’s carried out by opportunistic individuals or serious and organized crime groups. However, serious and organized crime ca...

Voyeurism is defined as an interest in observing unsuspecting people while they undress, are naked, or engage in sexual activities. The interest is usually more in the act of watching, rather than in the person being watched. –          People watching is when you sit on your front porch and watch people walk by. Voyeurism is someone who sneaks up...

As the years go by, technology appears to advance faster and faster to the point where it almost seems futuristic. More and more, people tend to depend on technology to the point where it’s dangerously high. As humans in today’s time, we rely too much on technology, and in the end, it damages our relationships, mental health, and opportunities for success.  – Technology will...

Want To Be An Artist? Stop Calling Yourself A Content or Digital Creator. If it’s ‘content’, it’s culturally worthless. If those examples sound a little wrong, it’s because they are. More so we need to ‘define’ that even this making content takes work and taking off your clothes does not make you a CREATOR of any kind – Creating content means filling a gap. It’s about satisfying...

It’s hard to disagree. Medical devices are a prime example of a relative handful of manufacturers exploiting a captive market with excessively high list prices. Whether we’re talking hearing aids, insulin pumps, pacemakers or other life-altering technologies, patients almost always are forced to pay far more than the cost of developing and making the devices. – “The medical device industry i...

We all want to be remembered for something, to be known as more than merely ordinary, to be seen as someone who truly made a difference. We all want to be known as someone who truly made a difference, to leave an imprint on this world and to leave behind something that can make the future a little brighter. – From the time we are kids, we’re told that we are special and we are destined...

“Insanity Is Doing the Same Thing Over and Over Again and Expecting Different Results” – People complain on the issues in the world and do nothing. Which is really why nothing changes. If you expect change you need to make the effort no matter how little. – We get asked the question a lot within this first year of our Podcasts: ‘Why are you doing the podcast if no one is li...

*** Rated One of The Best Episodes ** – Monkey see, monkey do is a pidgin-style saying that was already called an “old saying” in 1900. The saying refers to the learning of a process without an understanding of why it works. Another definition implies the act of imitation, usually with limited knowledge and/or concern for the consequences. – Versions of the saying that appe...

Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history to as far as late antiquity. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with the Sumerian cuneiform script. Ancient history covers all continents inhabited by humans in the period 3000 BCE – 500 CE. The three-age system periodizes ancient history into the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, an...

** War ** War is generally defined as violent conflict between states or nations. – Nations go to war for a variety of reasons. It has been argued that a nation will go to war if the benefits of war are deemed to outweigh the disadvantages, and if there is a sense that there is not another mutually agreeable solution. More specifically, some have argued that wars are fought primarily for eco...

What is Life? It is the question that drives us. Why are we here? What is the meaning of life? What is the point of life? Why do we have a planet that sustains life? Why are there millions of other types life forms? Why do we have a sun? Where did all this space come from? Who made the atoms? How does the world work? There are a lot of questions to ask, but one thing is for sure, if you never stop...

Modesty – sometimes known as demureness, is a mode of dress and deportment which intends to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others. The word “modesty” comes from the Latin word modestus which means “keeping within measure”. Standards of modesty are culturally and context dependent and vary widely. In this use, it may be considered inappropriate or immode...

Canadians (and most members of the Commonwealth) recognize Remembrance Day, originally called Armistice Day, every 11 November at 11 a.m. It marks the end of hostilities during the First World War and an opportunity to recall all those who have served in the nation’s defense. – ** Armistice Day ** Armistice Day was inaugurated in 1919 throughout much of the British Empire, but on the second...

The phrase to put “lipstick on a pig” means making superficial or cosmetic changes to a product in a futile effort to disguise its fundamental failings. – There are many phrases using pigs, or swine, dating back to biblical times. This phrase seems to have been coined in the 20th century but did not become a common phrase until the 21st century and is often used in politics. &#82...

We keep getting older, the games stay the same (and science backs that up). – Despite a wider variety than ever before, video games don’t have the same effect on me as they used to. That might not sound like a problem to some of you, but it is to me. I have played video games from the early days of my childhood, starting somewhere around the late ’70s. I became heavily addicted to my Atari,...

Why Do We Dream? Who needs to stream the latest Hollywood flicks? When you sleep at night, your brain splices both strange and familiar scenarios together to create the weirdest midnight movies ever. In other words: dreams. But why do we have dreams — and what do they all mean? Experts don’t have a lot of concrete answers. – What causes dreams? Why do people dream? It’s a question for the ag...

Ask any pet owner what their pet means to them, and they’ll usually come up with the words love, companionship, loyalty, friendship. For many, they’re a valued member of the family, and for some of us, our only companion. Their unconditional acceptance of us, even when we forget to give them their breakfast or cut short their walk, is a source of great comfort. As well as the emotional benefits of...

** What Is Love? ** Love has been a favored topic of philosophers, poets, writers, and scientists for generations, and different people and groups have often fought about its definition. – While most people agree that love implies strong feelings of affection, there are many disagreements about its precise meaning, and one person’s “I love you” might mean something quite different than anoth...

If you wake up each morning you should consider it a blessing. Every new day is a chance to make the world better and your life better. Embrace the opportunity and don’t waste it to make a fulfilling life and world. – 1) What drives the start of your day? 2) What are your goals? 3) What motivates you? – This is our topic for todays episode. Please share your views on our Twitter page @...

** 10 IT Troubleshooting Tips: Save Time and Frustration ** 1. Observe – Review events leading up to the problem. 2. Check life support – Check if the device has power. 3. Restart – Restart the device if you have control of a restart command or button. 4. Save your work – Save your settings or configuration. 5. Reboot/Power Cycle – A simple power-off and reboot solves more prob...