Mar 05, 2026 from LifeDev.net 7 Effective Ways to Reduce Cognitive Load and Boost Focus Learning how to reduce cognitive load is essential for anyone who wants to work smarter, think clearly, and maintain energy throughout the day. Reducing cognitive load doesn’t mean doing less — it ...
Mar 05, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read Gotta love found humour, especially when it’s like Not Always Working on a couple of levels. For context, I work as a shipper/receiver at a heavy truck sales/service company. Directly across t...
Mar 05, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read In an effort to teach me to save money, my dad sat me down for a talk. Dad: “Whatever you earn and want to put in the bank, I will match it.” Cue 11-year-old me taking that to heart. My parent...
Mar 05, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Herb Your Enthusiasm Read Herb Your Enthusiasm Instacart Shopper: "WAIT! DON'T GO ANYWHERE. I NEED YOU!" Me: "What do you need?" Instacart Shopper: "I have two orders going at once, and I don't know where any of the it...
Mar 05, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I’m an engineer, and I just so happen to be a woman. Sadly, my gender is relevant to the story. I have been working at my job, usually working in the field, for about five years. So far I’ve g...
Mar 05, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I am working at the box office of a movie theater. A middle-aged couple walks in. Couple: Hi, we‘d like two tickets to (film) Me: Oh, we actually stopped showing that film last week. Couple: Y...
Mar 05, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com The Tantrum Is Too Loud For The Bagging Area Read The Tantrum Is Too Loud For The Bagging Area Me: *Finally, to the customer.* "Oh, do shut up, she's doing nothing wrong!" Customer: "IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!" Me: "I wish it wasn't, but you...
Mar 05, 2026 from The Public Domain Review Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s Herland (1915) A utopian novel where men are no longer necessary.
Mar 05, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read My wife and I decided to get some lunch at a boardwalk restaurant/bar with outdoor seating. We were seated next to a party of five 20 somethings, two women and three boys. This place has these...
Mar 05, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com And The Most Pointless Call Award Goes To… Read And The Most Pointless Call Award Goes To… Worker: "Hi, my name is—" Customer: "—F****** finally! My computer's not working!" Worker: "Can you describe—" Customer: "—Shut the f*** up! I know w...
Mar 05, 2026 from The Autodidacts Ideas Evolve in Dialogue You can sort of have a conversation with a book. I sometimes write rude comments in the margins when I disagree with the author. But the Stoics recommend that when you’re insulted, you just ignore ...
Mar 05, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com A Suggestion Saga Read A Suggestion Saga Customer: "I have a list of changes I want you to make around here. I shall read them out to you, and you will write them down so I can ensure you've understood every one." M...
Mar 05, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Raising A Mess Read Raising A Mess I'm walking the store and see two young boys trashing a display endcap. They're literally pulling items from hooks and tossing them to the ground. Me: "Hey! Stop that!" From out...
Mar 05, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Dodged That Bullet By A Fine Line (And Print) Read Dodged That Bullet By A Fine Line (And Print) Manager: "What are you doing?" Me: *Confused.* "I'm reading the contract." Manager: "Why would you do that?" Read Dodged That Bullet By A Fine Lin...
Mar 05, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Poultry In Motion Read Poultry In Motion Customer: "Could I get one that's only cooked a bit, and I can finish cooking it at home?" Me: "You want me to sell you a partially cooked chicken?" Read Poultry In Motion
Mar 05, 2026 from Noahie's Blog A New Reality Lately, I've been feeling a certain staleness in writing these entries. This is mostly because my emotions have been stable, and while it's a welcome season in my life, I can't help but feel like I...
Mar 04, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Driving Slow Has Curve Appeal Read Driving Slow Has Curve Appeal The first time I delivered pizza during a heavy snowstorm, I was really in my element. I grew up in Colorado, so icy driving conditions were a focus of driving ed...
Mar 04, 2026 from BIX dot BLOG Once We Were Browncoats This t-shirt was available for redeemable "points" on the official Serenity movie website Last year, I was invited to participate in “Firefly and Serenity: A History of the Fandom 20 Years Later”, ...
Mar 04, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com A Revelatory Refund Read A Revelatory Refund Me: "Yes, I can see that the $7 check will arrive by Monday next week." Caller: "That's cutting it awfully close to the apocalypse." Read A Revelatory Refund
Mar 04, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com The Dewey Decimal Disaster Read The Dewey Decimal Disaster At the second-hand shop where I worked, book sales were down, and customers were complaining about being unable to find books they liked, so I was assigned by the ma...
