WordsWorkInc

A language and political mix. But short and sweet - I published an article about hyperbole on my blog if anyone is interested. https://wordsworkinc.wordpress.com/2018/08/02/hyperbole/

I'm hoping to produce an online course on teaching children kindness because I think it is so important in our busy, technological society. As a teaser I have posted a blog touching on some of the ways we can encourage kindness in our kids. https://wordsworkinc.wordpress.com///27/kids-and-kindness/

Well, today I decided to practice idleness. I'm pretty good at wasting time, but true idleness is generally out of my reach. Here is the result of my first attempt. https://wordsworkinc.wordpress.com///the-joys-of-idleness/

Comedy programmes are not my favourite TV fare. But I have sat and watched America's Funniest and wondered at our sense of humour as a whole, when the misfortune of others is depicted as high comedy and the more hurtful or embarrassing, the more hilarious the audience seem to find it. So I decided to have a quick look at some of the studies done with children, to try to find out whether this delight in another's mishaps is inborn or learnt. https://wordsworkinc.wordpress.com/2018/05/10/schadenfreude/

I should be used to it by now, having run a business here for 6 years, but the plethora of rules and regulations still irk me at times. Here are some of my thoughts, for and against. https://wordsworkinc.wordpress.com//rules-and-regulations/