Tag: Laugh - Journal by getabstract

Whaling in Nebraska

Or: How large should teams, companies and governments grow in order to function efficiently?

December, 1 2020 by Vince Ebert
Do You Miss the Office?

The bad news: Work won’t be the same once the pandemic recedes. The good news: Josh Bersin's The Big Reset Playbook (and a new online "Office Noise Generator") might help you to adapt and transform.

November, 12 2020 by Michael Wiederstein
Language Barriers

The maintenance of our greatest cultural achievement requires constant work on our skills. You have to decide which one it’s going to be: “Ick bin ein Berliner,” or rather, “Senk you for travelling viz Deutsche…

October, 28 2020 by Vince Ebert
Heed the Villagers’ Warnings

Bram Stokers Dracula Or: Puritan Meets Prince of Darkness

October, 19 2020 by Heather Hodel
Glitz, Glamor and a Very Sad Man

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby Or: How Not to Be Murdered by Your Mistress’s Husband’s Mistress’s Husband.

September, 3 2020 by Heather Hodel
Deutsche Thoroughness

As a German who chose to live in the United States for a while, the first thing you miss is not the good old Schwarzbrot – it’s the art of engineering.

July, 7 2020 by Vince Ebert
Evolution Has a Thing for Wackos

Why people prefer conspiracy theories and mystical tales to rational science.

May, 18 2020 by Vince Ebert
Denmark Ranked Least Happy Country (in 1603)

William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Hamlet Or: Why Revenging Your Dead Father Could Damage Your Health

May, 7 2020 by Heather Hodel
How to Find Oneself

During a pandemic. At the age of 50. And without going on a pilgrimage through northern Spain.

April, 8 2020 by Vince Ebert
“As a Manager, How Can I Learn a ‘Hands Off’ Approach?”

(without having my anxiety go through the roof in the process).

April, 8 2020 by getAbstract