Why One Person Talking Drives Me Crazy But a Hundred Doesn’t

There is something about human beings – or maybe it’s just me – that seems to make absolutely no sense. Put me in a room with 100 people talking and I can work just fine. Put me near one person talking loud, and within minutes I’m wondering if duct tape is still sold by theContinue reading “Why One Person Talking Drives Me Crazy But a Hundred Doesn’t”

When a First Date Becomes a One-Man Show

So, a client/friend and I are sitting in a family restaurant several weeks ago and we weren’t trying to eavesdrop, but some performances are loud enough—and too tragically awkward—not to witness. Across from us, a couple, probably in their late forties, were clearly on a first date. You could tell by the awkward energy, theContinue reading “When a First Date Becomes a One-Man Show”