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Treating our personalities as products reflects an increasingly competitive society in which the best way to stand out is to develop an engaging--and easily defined--image. Companies and celebrities have been doing it for years. Now it's the average guy's turn. "For a long time, parents discouraged their children from worrying about what others think. They didn't realize how shortsighted and stupid that was," says Mark Leary, a social psychology professor at Duke University who studies impression management. "We need other people to think well...
...according to my 360Reach feedback, I'm seen as "a bit self-righteous" and "too judgmental," but, says Arruda, that would be useful if I wanted to be a columnist: "You would put your portfolio together of all the articles you've written that take a stand and discuss topics that might be controversial." Still, it's important to keep the goal--and the spin--realistic. As Duke's Leary says, "People can't be better than they are in the long...
...showcase her speed, along with her other skills, in a stunning return to the Crimson (2-0-0, 2-0-0 ECAC) after spending the last year training with Team Canada and playing in the 2006 Winter Olympics. From this weekend’s barrage, a few choice moments stand out, as Vaillancourt’s abilities were evident both in plays she created herself and in those that she helped create with her linemates, co-captain Julie Chu and sophomore Jenny Brine. Vaillancourt capped off Harvard’s scoring on Saturday when she took a puck...
...varieties of bedding plants this year to help plant lovers identify the best of what's new, and he considers the Wollemi among the most unusual. Unlike other pine trees, which have a single trunk, the Wollemi pines, once fully grown, can have up to 100 trunks and stand more than 80 ft. tall. Hardiness has allowed the species to survive for millions of years, all the way back to when T. rex roamed the earth. "Its discovery is the equivalent of finding a dinosaur alive today," says Sally McGeoch, marketing manager for Wollemi Pine International...
...job” with tears in her eyes, it rings false.This cast has the unenviable task of making a postmodern, self-aware show work as just a regular show. When they get the emotional connections right, the results are exhilarating.Barry A. Shafrin ’09 is a clear stand-out. As Paul, a shy, worried dancer with a troubled past, Shafrin gives the audience—and “giving” is exactly what it is, an act of deep artistic generosity—a stunning monologue.Where the show is elsewhere furiously paced, Shafrin?...