I’m all about listening. And I’ve found that the more I focus on it, the better I do it. I’ve also noticed, as I’m sure you have, too, that the more gadgets we have and are paying attention to, the less attentively and effectively we listen. It’s not uncommon for me to talk with people […]
Read MoreThis past Sunday (April 20) on the CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes, Andy Rooney discussed the nightmare that airline travel has become. He suggested, tongue in cheek, that we boycott the airlines for a week to show them that the traveling public is tired of being treated horribly. He got it partially correct: I think we […]
Read MoreI received an unusual telephone call a few months ago from my friend David: “Whatever you’re doing right now, stop and go out and buy The 4-Hour Workweek,” he said from his cell phone. He was on the beach, reading Timothy Ferriss’s amazing, popular and controversial new book. Where book recommendations go (and restaurants in […]
Read MoreI always answer my phone. I’m charmed by the fact that this surprises people. In fact, the other day someone called, and I answered. He sounded shocked. “Is this really Dr. Weiman!?” “it is,” I replied. “I don’t know what to say,” he said. “I was expecting to have to leave a voicemail message.” After […]
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