Read time: 6 minutes It’s very likely that the first words humans learned to understand were “I”, “we”, “who” and the numbers 1, 2 and 3. These are the oldest words in almost every language if you go back far enough. And it makes sense. One of the reasons that we humans have taken overContinue reading “5 reasons to learn a new language”
Category Archives: Better Conversations
Logical Fallacies
Read time: 2 mins Despite what most people think, Ancient Greeks were avid perfumers. The streets of Athens were infused with the delicate herbal scents of almonds, coriander, bergamot and conifer, steeped in olive oil over many months and liberally applied to skin and hair. Compared to modern chemical and alcoholic perfumes, these scents wereContinue reading “Logical Fallacies”
On Tolerance
Read time: 3 mins Don’t look down. Classic advice when someone is crossing a threadbare rope bridge strung up over an abyssal crevasse. Looking down immediately inspires a stress response. Clammy hands mean you’re less likely to grip if you fall. Adrenaline fuels your panic, making a misplaced step ever more likely. In 1974, aContinue reading “On Tolerance”
Hanlon’s Razor
Read time: 2 mins Prefer Listening? Find the podcast here Everyone has been in a situation where people have made mistakes. Some people have genuinely had people out to get them. Hanlon’s Razor offers a way to be both kinder to ourselves and to others by suggesting that the chance of an action being genuinelyContinue reading “Hanlon’s Razor”
Smarticles Sales Tips #2
Read time: 12 mins In most of our interactions, we are probably trying to persuade someone of something. Sometimes it’s a friendly tiff with our friends, sometimes it’s trying to pry a refund out of customer support, sometimes it’s trying to convince a bouncer that your mate’s fine. Whether we’re hoping to sell a particularContinue reading “Smarticles Sales Tips #2”
Smarticles Sales Tips #1
Read Time: 4 mins In most of our interactions, we are probably trying to persuade someone of something. Sometimes it’s a friendly tiff with our friends, sometimes it’s trying to pry a refund out of customer support, or potentially it’s trying to persuade a bouncer that your mate’s fine. Whether we’re hoping to sell aContinue reading “Smarticles Sales Tips #1”
About Smarticles
Smarticles has been developed as an antidote to mindless scrolling. It distills interesting, varied, and insightful knowledge gathered by others into short and easy-to-digest pieces. Lifestyle, psychology, history, politics, science, and many other topics are explored. There are guest authors who add different perspectives and voices, all available in short reads, from 2 – 15Continue reading “About Smarticles”
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