So I read a lot. Like a lot a lot. I thought I would give a semi random sampling of what I read today, along with a few comments. If you don't like it, just watch the amazing music video mash-up and call it good. 🙂
The Poorest States in America
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List of all the songs here
Mormon's took the Bronze. A quote from the article,
"The top scoring groups were atheists/agnostics, Jews andMormons. These tiny groups, adding up to less than 7% of Americans, scored particularly well on world religion and U.S. constitutional questions. It's unclear why, although highly educated people overall did best on the quiz, researchers say."
It makes sense. When you believe in something that is different, you have to know your stuff. Here is my quiz score.
I like driving one the right side of the road.
Phys Ed: Can Exercise Make Kids Smarter?
I hope that this works for me too. I need to be smarter. And exercise more.
I help run a nonprofit called Help Cape Verde Africa so these articles are always top on my list.
| Effective Decision Making and the Rule of 7 |
Once you've got 7 people in a decision-making group, each additional member reduces decision effectiveness by 10%, according to Marcia W. Blenko, Michael C. Mankins, and Paul Rogers, authors of Decide & Deliver: 5 Steps to Breakthrough Performance in Your Organization. Thus, a group of 17 or more rarely makes any decisions.
Why We’re REALLY Graduating From College Without JobsI don't agree with everything here, but it brings up some great points.
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