. There are people you know who keep
changing plans on you. Or whose inability to decide on something is holding you up. Or who aren’t giving you the whole story. And it’s usually for their own benefit, with little regard for yours. It’s nice to be accommodating. To a point. But when another’s vacillating is [...]

! The paperless society is a fairytale.
There’s more paper cluttering our lives than ever. Newspapers, flyers, faxes, photocopies, handouts, documents, receipts, printouts, magazines, brochures, letters, shopping bags, wrapping paper… It’s piling up all over
the place. And if you don’t keep pace, it will devour you. Most of it is worthless to you anyway. So recycle [...]

Whenever you have important questions to ask of someone—doctor, lawyer, salesperson, instructor, supervisor, contractor, whomever—write them all down. It’s very easy to forget additional questions beyond the first one, and you may not get the opportunity to ask again anytime soon. Or arduously have to track down the person a second time. Also, think about [...]

. A previous tip extolled the remarkable
ability of laughter to relieve stress. But if you find it difficult to see any humor in your current life circumstances, try a wholesale infusion. Rent one of your all-time favorite funny movies that you know for certain will
provide a few belly laughs. Note how readily it eases tension, [...]

There’s a disturbing trend in today’s culture to brand as weak anyone who changes a position on a particular issue. True if your views waver like a blade of grass swaying in the breeze. But if your altered stance is the result of new evidence learned, a key shift in circumstances, or a serious grappling [...]

Seek it on your own merit. Trying to gain advantage hoping others will stumble, or waging a campaign to hurt or discredit them, serves only to bring down the level of
dignity all around. It engenders negativity, discord and tension. Whatever the area of involvement—job, government, community, or family—everyone should support each other in working toward [...]