Tag archives for proverbs

  1. Sleep

    If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody. Chinese Proverb Lately I’ve been reading this amazing book by Gretchen Rubin called The Happiness Project.  In…

  2. Planning

    “You can always change your plan but only if you have one.” Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture Life is full of little paradoxes.  Take planning for instance.  We make plans to meet up with friends that we sometimes can’t attend; we make plans to finish a project early when the reality is that rarely happens;…

  3. Some Idioms I Like

    Here are some idioms I really like.  Read and the wisdom follows. “You can’t produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.” “A rising tide lifts all yachts.” “Don’t ask the barber whether you need a haircut.” “Nobody wants to take the punch bowl away when everyone’s drinking.”

  4. Proverbs

    “If at First You Don’t Succeed… try, try a cliché.” The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch I’m still learning to be a better communicator.  A nasty habit I’m trying to get over is telling people what they “should” do.  Most people “should” be doing a lot of things but they don’t.  Even if you tell…