Month: June 2017

Things to Stop Saying to Yourself

On By JohnIn psychologyLeave a comment

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1. “I’m no good at …”

Say instead “It’s just a skill, and something I can learn.”

2. “I’m such a failure …”

Say instead “I got it wrong, and everybody makes mistakes.”

3. “There’s no point in trying …”

Say instead “It maybe hard, but step by step will get me there in time.”

4. “Everybody hates me; I’ve got no friends …”

Say instead “It doesn’t really matter what these people think about me. There are others who will recognize my value and true worth.”

5. “I hate myself. I deserve to be rejected …”

Say instead “I am beautiful inside, and have value and worth. I deserve to be cherished and be treated well.”

For those family, friends, and team members who sometimes need reminders.

Fair is Fair

On By JohnIn finance, sociologyLeave a comment

If an establishment insists on using one of those little counterfeit currency pens to see if my bills are legal, I should do the same to them when they hand me change. “I’m sorry, this bill is counterfeit… do you have another form of payment?”

Apple iDevice Plurals

On By JohnIn language, techLeave a comment

Car -> Cars

Phone -> Phones

Simple enough.

iPhone -> iPhones

iPad -> iPads

Okay, still following.

But it really gets cringe-worthy when people try to pluralize the Pro part of iPad Pro or the rather long-lived MacBook Pro by just tacking an S to the end of the name:

MacBook Pro -> MacBook Pros?

iPad Pro -> iPad Pros?

No, those don’t work because they aren’t multiple professionals – they’re multiple MacBooks.

iPad Pro Devices?

MacBook Pro MacBooks?

No, that won’t do. But there is a perfectly suitable solution:

MacBooks Pro

iPads Pro

That said, I expect that in some future we’ll see somebody with an absolutely massive collective of iPads Pro for which we’ll need a collective name. Maybe it’ll someday be called a Fanboi of iPads Pro.