It can be tempting to respond to people with pithy soundbites, especially when you’re annoyed with them, but resist the urge. It’s quite obvious when you’re just saying things and there’s no substance behind it.
You need to be careful to say what you mean and have it be meaningful and appropriate to the situation at hand else, why speak?
My second episode in this series. I cover how, by rising through the ranks of a bad system, it’s near impossible to not be shaped and ruined by that system. Whatever ideals you might have once held can become twisted and you become what you once hated.
I have a new series on Youtube I’ll be doing highlighting some of the things managers like to say that are often misplaced, tone-deaf, and lead to trust and respect issues. Not that these things can never be said, there’s a right and wrong way
Online Addiction: From gambling to surfing and online gaming, people can destroy themselves and others with online addiction.
Posting Online: The Internet never forgets anything completely. Make sure you don't make mistakes that will stick with you for the rest of your life.
Protecting Photos: The Internet never forgets anything completely. Make sure you don't make mistakes that will stick with you for the rest of your life.
Getting Tricked: You WERE doing fine... until someone convinced you to install a virus or give away your passwords. Don't fall for it!
Account Hijacking: One of the most common security risks today is people getting their accounts taken over and then used to trick their friends and family.
Trusting Webservices: An online service promises they'll 'Never abuse or misuse your data' and you believe them? Think again.
It's fun to post online. What you think, what you feel. But words typed and posted on the Internet can come back to bite you more than anything you could say with your mouth.
One of the newest threats we face is the risk of someone getting control of your online account and using it against you and the people you know. Do everything you can to prevent that from happening!
Store, online or off, are not known for being fair and helpful unless it benefits them to be so. Good deals exist, but many are bad deals in disguise. It's not in your best interests to be too trusting with any of them.