Author: Cynthia Lawley
Cynthia
Lawley
Faking It
I was listening to Freakonomics Radio a few days ago, and there was a story about "faking it." The premise was the following: for the purpose of streamlining communication, "greasing the wheels" of social interaction, we all fake it. We may imply we are more spiritual or religious than we truly...
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Cynthia
Lawley
Cynthia
Lawley
If You Want Something Done Right, Do it Yourself
I want to rebel against this statement, “If you want something done right, do it yourself.” I have been noticing it lately, and it has gotten me thinking. My sense is that this is a martyr¹s statement about self - sufficiency, the sentiment being lauded in a research environment. However, t...
Cynthia
Lawley
Getting Along
I had a long conversation yesterday about the things I wish I knew straight out of graduate school with a friend who was struggling communicating with his boss. He was caught up in needing to be right and feeling criticized in a way he perceived as unfair. After our talk, I was struck by how muc...
