How to be polite

Watch this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RD04jS1Iy0E1I&v=04jS1Iy0E1I

Why the kids of Asian immigrants excel – and what it teaches us about stereotypes

In Canada, statistics show that second-generation children of immigrants outperform their native-born peers. But that’s not the full story. Some ethnic groups do very well when it comes to education attainment and professional occupations, while others struggle. Why do kids with parents from places such as China often top the achievement lists?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/parenting/study-stretches-past-tiger-mom-theory-to-probe-student-success-among-ethnic-groups/article17923536/#dashboard/follows/ 

Ten words to cut from your writing

As Mark Twain famously wrote, “I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.” His point? Strong writing is lean writing.
When you want to make your writing more powerful, cut out words you don’t need – such as the 10 included in this post:
1. Just: The word “just” is a filler word that weakens your writing. Removing it rarely affects meaning, but rather, the deletion tightens a sentence.

 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-tools/top-tens/ten-words-to-cut-from-your-writing/article17856428/#dashboard/follows/

Swedish city embarks on 6-hour workday experiment

Gothenburg's public sector employees will have their working hours reduced while being kept on the same pay in effort to create a healthier, happier and cheaper workforce 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/sweden/10754656/Swedish-city-embarks-on-6-hour-workday-experiment.html