Researchers observed an interesting phenomenon on the 86th floor of the World Trade Centre during 9/11. When the plane struck the twin towers, one group of colleagues on the 86th floor didn’t panic. Nor did they run for their lives. Instead, they […]
Richard and Maurice were running a barbeque restaurant in Los Angeles, but it wasn’t doing very well. So they took a brief break to decide what to do. They audited their sales receipts to see which products were selling more. Once they […]
This new age that we live in provides us with medicines, mobile phones, streaming services and much more. But with all these advances in technology can come a whole range of problems — and problems mean frustrations. Modern life is frustrating, and […]
As you can tell, I am a collector of everyday stories. Here is another one: One afternoon, Martha Sweeny, was in a coin laundry outside her hometown of stonewall Texas, when half a dozen young motorcyclists suddenly roared up to the gas […]
In the last few posts, I have been sharing everyday stories with you. Ordinary stories from ordinary lives. Yet they are compelling and stay with us forever. Some of the best writing—the kind that the readers readily identify with—comes out of all […]