Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

I need it; you need it; we all need it: what?

Help.

That’s right; I need help. I know that I can’t do everything that’s expected of me without some help. Help from teammates, help from other departments, help from friends, help from family…all of these people working together in my life help to make me who I am.

What about you? You need help. (Gosh, that sounds harsh!) No, seriously, if it’s true that I want to succeed, then that must mean I need to help you succeed.

You see: when you succeed, that helps me. Not just by making my job a little bit easier, but it helps me because I need to help you. I need to help you be successful, because as I'm helping you, I become more successful.  I know it may sound strange, but somehow, my helping you allows a sort of transformation to take place that (gasp!) causes me to look beyond my tunnel vision of work before me, and by stepping in to help you…I grow.

That’s pretty cool.

You have the ability to grow, too. But only if you purposely find ways to help someone else be successful. It’s the surest way to your own success.

“You can’t help someone get up a hill without getting closer to the top yourself.” -- H. Norman Schwarzkopf

The prize-winning study of a dangerous chemical. (BTW, Do you think you're gullible?)

H2O: Dangerous Chemical!

A student at Eagle Rock Junior High won first prize at the Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair, April 26. He was attempting to show how conditioned we have become to alarmists practicing junk science and spreading fear of everything in our environment. In his project he urged people to sign a petition demanding strict control or total elimination of the chemical "dihydrogen monoxide."

And for plenty of good reasons, since:

  1. it can cause excessive sweating and vomiting
  2. it is a major component in acid rain
  3. it can cause severe burns in its gaseous state
  4. accidental inhalation can kill you
  5. it contributes to erosion
  6. it decreases effectiveness of automobile brakes
  7. it has been found in tumors of terminal cancer patients
He asked 50 people if they supported a ban of the chemical.
  • Forty-three (43) said yes,
  • six (6) were undecided,
  • and only one (1) knew that the chemical was water.
The title of his prize winning project was, "How Gullible Are We?"

He feels the conclusion is obvious.

via math.psu.edu

This is a great study in the human psyche. It's always a good idea to get your information from several different sources before jumping to any conclusions.

Except from this site, of course. :)