Word: quotidian
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DIED. STANLEY SCHACHTER, 75, social psychologist who found consequence in the quotidian; of colon cancer; in East Hampton, N.Y. Among his seemingly obvious notions: obese people overeat past the point of hunger; academics say "uhm" to buy time; individuals influence the stock market. He modestly called one of his theories "bubba psychology...
...pulpit to lead the country through a perilous transformation from agrarian to industrial society, so Clinton would use his to lead America from the industrial to the information age. And though Clinton and Congress will surely agree this year on a plan for fiscal balance by 2002, upon such quotidian concerns, the White House says, the President's legacy simply does not depend. "Clinton's chapter in the history books will not be 'Here's the guy who balanced the budget,'" says press secretary Mike McCurry. "It will be 'Here's the guy who awakened America to the leadership possibilities...
...election day American political journalism typically turns on a dime. Before the election reporters and pundits are obsessed with the minutiae of the campaign: consultants, fund raising, TV spots, sound bites. The premise is that these quotidian details are crucial to a highly uncertain outcome. Immediately after the outcome is known, however, journalists start treating themselves and their customers to grander themes: the voters' message, the sweep of history and so on. The premise is that these larger forces explain what happened...
Trouble is, life is too complicated. Everybody's running computers, shopping, working 80 hours a week, worrying about Clinton and Gingrich and the sorry New York Jets. What they need to do is scrape off the barnacles of quotidian life and get simple...
...virtue of the book is that it captures the quotidian misunderstandings between men and women in the workplace. It is full of episodes like the one between Deirdre and William. On the way home from a national conference at which they each gave presentations, Deirdre compliments William on his talk. "Thank you," he says. Deirdre rejoins, "What did you think of mine?" Expecting a reciprocal pat on the back, she's startled when her colleague launches into a detailed critique. Deirdre had actually had a few problems with William's speech but felt uncomfortable about voicing them without being asked...