Hunger Hurts
Mar. 31st, 2008 11:59 amThis is a link stolen shamelessly from
ladyperegrine's journal, but it's too awesome not to share.
The Legend of Stupid Bunny. It's also too awesome not to do. Anyone have children that need a buttload of weird presents sent to them next Easter? I'm your rabbit.
Today has gone well, all things considered. :) I've been reading The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, which posits that every fad or 'sudden' craze that sweeps among a community owes its life to three basic rules: a certain type of person who can be counted on to pass along the message; the message itself being presented in a way that people remember and act upon; and how seemingly little things in an environment can make someone more receptive to the message. It's a fascinating thing to think that the difference between actually being listened to or dismissed comes down to something as inconsequential as an inflection of tone, a gesture, a smile. It really makes you want to take pause over the way you communicate.
It's almost never so much what you say as how you say it. And it goes to show you that every little thing you do matters; we're a lot more receptive than we'd ever know to give ourselves credit for. People know when other people are upset, or bored, or hiding something, in pain or angry. Maybe not consciously, but there are always dozens -- perhaps hundreds -- of cues that make up a nebulous 'vibe' that we give off or receive but can never explain in tangible words. The power of non-verbal communication is tremendous, untapped and rarely talked about. What's so great about Gladwell's books is he presents this idea in a fairly logical, easily identifiable way. It's fascinating stuff. :)
In other news, Fiona Apple's "Paper Bag" is stuck in my head. It's a wonder I don't own this song, so I could play it over and over until it's out of my head once and for all. :)
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The Legend of Stupid Bunny. It's also too awesome not to do. Anyone have children that need a buttload of weird presents sent to them next Easter? I'm your rabbit.
Today has gone well, all things considered. :) I've been reading The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, which posits that every fad or 'sudden' craze that sweeps among a community owes its life to three basic rules: a certain type of person who can be counted on to pass along the message; the message itself being presented in a way that people remember and act upon; and how seemingly little things in an environment can make someone more receptive to the message. It's a fascinating thing to think that the difference between actually being listened to or dismissed comes down to something as inconsequential as an inflection of tone, a gesture, a smile. It really makes you want to take pause over the way you communicate.
It's almost never so much what you say as how you say it. And it goes to show you that every little thing you do matters; we're a lot more receptive than we'd ever know to give ourselves credit for. People know when other people are upset, or bored, or hiding something, in pain or angry. Maybe not consciously, but there are always dozens -- perhaps hundreds -- of cues that make up a nebulous 'vibe' that we give off or receive but can never explain in tangible words. The power of non-verbal communication is tremendous, untapped and rarely talked about. What's so great about Gladwell's books is he presents this idea in a fairly logical, easily identifiable way. It's fascinating stuff. :)
In other news, Fiona Apple's "Paper Bag" is stuck in my head. It's a wonder I don't own this song, so I could play it over and over until it's out of my head once and for all. :)