Category Archives: Our World

Performance Review

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Scott Smith

A Drexel University student (a zealous baseball fan) once did a 6-month ad agency internship for me  in Chicago. After he went back to school, I received some paperwork from his internship program. I called a friend, then teaching at … Continue reading →

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Rhodes Scholar

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Scott Smith

Play Ball! Today (March 26, 2020) would have been Opening Day in Major League Baseball. Though it has been postponed for obvious reasons. Despite my youthful obsession with baseball (and my preternatural ability to remember inconsequential details that you mere … Continue reading →

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No, You DON’T Know What They’re Going Through

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Scott Smith

“Is This How I Die?“ A couple of days ago in the checkout lane, the young man bagging groceries was quietly, though rather publicly, having an existential crisis. People were telling him things like “You JUST need to calm down” … Continue reading →

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Because They Can’t

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Scott Smith

Showing Up This year, many, who work in public-facing jobs will be sickened with an infectious disease and will, despite warnings to do otherwise, will show up to work while they are still contagious. This is not anything that is … Continue reading →

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