Indirect validation of the church planting assessment process.
The famous Google interview questions? They don’t work. Here’s Laszlo Bock, senior vice president of people operations at Google: On the hiring side, we found that brainteasers are a complete waste of time. How many golf balls can you fit into an
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How interesting. Whether this study is valid or not (I have not examined their methodology/data), I think the approach has merit.
The structure of the social network among characters in Homer’s Odyssey indicates the story is at least partially based on actual
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This should not surprise me, but it does.
Who are the three highest paid officials on the Pentagon budget?
The football coaches at Army, Navy and Air Force. Here is more (mostly on other topics), hat tip to @jtlevy. Here are some comparable answers for state government employees.
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This brief article is full of surprising statistics, including an apparent contrast between how churchgoing LGBT adults view most denominations (most think of the church as a whole as unfriendly to them) vs how they view their personal congregational experience (only 6% feel their congregation is unfriendly to them). Am I reading that correctly? Because that’s a huge contrast.
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I feel as though I’ve shared this already, but it popped up as unread in my RSS reader and it’s worth sharing again. Yikes.
You commit three felonies a day
In a book called Three Felonies A Day, Boston civil rights lawyer Harvey Silverglate says that everyone in the US commits felonies
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Great observation: “Some advice about advice, or advice-squared: If someone tells you what they wish they would have done, listen. If they only tell you things they wouldn’t have done, ignore them, because they’ve confused regret with wisdom. When someone fantasizes about having achieved less in life instead of figuring out how to make things better, that’s more of a review of the life than the problem. Even when they’re right about the problem, they’re the wrong person to help you solve it.”
6 Important Things Nobody Tells You About Grad School
Some advice about advice, or advice-squared: If someone tells you what they wish they would have done, listen. If they only tell you things they wouldn’t have done, ignore them.
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I think panel three is my favorite. Talk about a slap with the cold fish of truth.
Basic Instructions — Basic Instructions — How to Make a Difficult Decision
In honor of the 4th of July, this week’s Asking the Wrong Guy , is a special all UK edition, b…
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Yes, please.
S’moresicles are fun summer treat that kids can make
InMenlo.com — Daily News and Features about Menlo Park and Atherton California
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Wow. Wow. Wow.
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This guy is amazing!