ON SPEAKING PERFORMANCE

William Buckley, conservative author, journalist and talkshow host died recently. A tall man who was a speaker/performerwith varied vocal and physical expressions, highlighted with eccentric movements and gestures. This genius knew how to “rise to the occasion”to make his point. Other successf

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ON GEMMELSMERCH

Edward Hallowell, M.D., author of Crazy Busy, defines gemmelsmerch as the force that distracts us from what we want or ought to be doing. Some examples: Fixing the computer glitch for 3 hoursReading magazines instead of doing your workThe telephone, cell phone, blackberry, or Treo. Turn them off and

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