NFTRW Weekly Top Five

Here are the top five comment generating posts of the past week:

Negotiate a Higher Salary With a Sneaky Joke

twocents.lifehacker.com: So many of us avoid negotiating because it seems so tricky and so confrontational. You don’t want to miss out on that money, though. One easy, non-confrontational way to haggle your salary? Make a ridiculous joke.

In a 2008 study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, University of Idaho professor Todd J. Thorsteinson conducted a series of mock negotiations and found that when subjects joked about being paid a ridiculously high amount, those subjects had more successful negotiations.

Posted by David at 10/27/2017 01:08:00 PM

Ask These 9 Questions Before Every Meeting To Avoid Wasting Time

Fast Company: Many activities suck up a lot of our time at work. And no activity feels more like a time suck than pointless meetings.

Of course, not all meetings are a waste of time. If done right, a meeting can solve problems or convey information without an endless Slack thread. The key is preparation, and asking yourself the right questions. Before you get your team together for another pointless meeting, ask the following questions to ensure that it’ll be the most productive use of everyone’s time.

Posted by David at 10/27/2017 01:06:00 PM

College requires students to take Patriotic Education and Fitness

www.insidehighered.com: Quick quiz: Where is Omaha Beach?

If your answer was Normandy, France, the site of the D-Day landings, you’re correct. But Jerry Davis is worried that kids these days might wager Nebraska.

That’s why the College of the Ozarks, where Davis is president, has launched a new required course for freshmen -- dubbed Patriotic Education and Fitness -- to combat what he sees as rising anti-American, antipatriotic sentiments in American culture that have been "bubbling for many years." How much that is true versus how much that is his perception is certainly up for debate, but given that one of the college’s five pillars is “patriotic education,” the course certainly fits the culture of the Christian liberal arts college.

Posted by David at 10/27/2017 01:09:00 PM

I Was a Child Actress in Hollywood. There Were Always Whispers.

www.esquire.com: When I was a teenager, my mother had a friend, a children’s talent manager. He was bright, well read, and effortlessly charming. He also had a pool. We didn’t. On hot weekend days, we’d frequently go over to his house and lounge poolside.

Posted by David at 10/27/2017 01:05:00 PM

How are the arts doing in the US and what can YOU do?

AMT Lab @ CMU: The news is full of what’s happening in advocacy at the federal level, but the state level is where individuals and organizations can make the most difference.

State legislative bodies pass laws like Congress, but state policies are customized to each state’s needs and their impact is more direct. Take the time to research how state policy is made because this information is critical to effective advocacy.

Posted by David at 10/27/2017 01:03:00 PM