Sentences with phrase «by people and things»

Visualization - students pictured themselves in their perfect, safe spot — where they were surrounded by people and things that brought them comfort.

The only light comes from a fire burning behind them, and all they can see are shadows on the wall, thrown there by people and things passing in front of the fire.

Not exact matches

By definition, people who donate to these campaigns are investing in an unfinished thing, and there's always the chance that something could go wrong.

Surry explained the reason behind it is «probably because that's when airlines are kicking off these flash sales, and that's one of the few things that still gets done by people.»

One of the most exciting things about studying Musk and other breakthrough innovators is that it reveals that even though these people often have special, difficult - to - imitate abilities or traits, the mechanisms by which these abilities and traits lead to innovation are often something we can tap ourselves.

But when people live in a constant state of fight or flight that's triggered by all the things they're trying to squeeze into a week, this can lead to really poor decisions and life - threatening health problems.

What's cool: SearchCenter helps you fine - tune search engine advertising by measuring things such as how long people spend on your site, where they go while they're there, and how that behavior varies according to factors such as the keyword they used to find you.

It's not so much a case of being instructed as it is one of needing to be regularly reminded that (a) nothing good happens by itself and (b) you are the person primarily responsible for making the right things happen.

It was just trying to make people do a double - take as they walk by and ask, «What is this thing called Splatoon?»

Friday morning Londoners, who voted by and large to remain in the EU, were walking the streets with a stunned look, and what's even odder (for English people, at least) actually talking to strangers in cafes and on trains, discussing how such a thing could happen, what would happen next, and who was to blame.

«What I mean by this is people try and make themselves seem more exciting, so they can sometimes oversell some things or even tell little white lies within very basic parts of their lives.

I read the funniest thing the other day courtesy of The Wall Street Journal: «Google Inc. is developing a video game console and wrist watch powered by its Android operating system, according to people familiar with the matter, as the internet company seeks to spread the software beyond smartphones and tablets.»

Help younger people understand how to keep things in perspective, enjoy the positives, and avoid being washed away by the negatives.

Trump recently told one confidant that he was «tired of being told no» by Kelly and has instead chosen to simply not tell Kelly things at all, according to a person who was not authorized to publicly discuss private conversations and spoke on condition of anonymity.

They worry that they'll say or do the wrong thing and they picture other people being horrified by their behavior.

A culture is a living thing, powered by and kept up to date by the people who are encouraged to be, in a meaningful way, part of it.

Successful people challenge themselves by trying new things, exposing themselves to different cultures and ideas, and surrounding themselves with people who think differently.

They tend to hover over other people's work and try to fix things that could have been done more easily by someone else.

Begin by doing a very brief introduction of your board members and allowing each person to say a few things about what they hope to contribute.

«In the same way that the internet expanded and changed how we interact with people, the internet of things, by connecting items in our world, will again change our lives,» he says.

In a review co-authored in 2011 by Yale psychologist June Gruber, researchers found that the pursuit of happiness can actually lead to negative outcomes — not because surrounding yourself with positive people, mastering a skill, smiling, getting therapy or practicing self - governance aren't conducive to happiness, in and of themselves, but because «when you're doing it with the motivation or expectation that these things ought to make you happy, that can lead to disappointment and decreased happiness.»

Remembering every fact and statistic on your topic will not result in a better meeting, people are bored by those things.

I am sometimes horrified by things people my age tend to say in social and business situations, especially when they express a disdain of modern technology or recall an earlier era as a golden age — usually everyone within hearing knows that the previous period was merely different, rather than glorious.

I regularly get contacted by people through LinkedIn and the first thing you take in is the picture.

Extroverts, on the other hand, are, ``... energised by the external world — by activities, people, places, and things.

Today, signs point to the emergence of a new era, driven by the rise of «big data» — the 2.5 quintillion bytes produced each day, which represent the collective output of every person, organization and instrumented thing.

An exemplary team player is honored, respected and loved by all coworkers because they know they can rely on this person for support and to do the right thing in challenging times.

This may seem difficult, but a group of people who genuinely enjoy their work and who are led by caring, helpful managers can accomplish extraordinary things.

Since they were probably raised in the same house by the same people, they will likely have a few things in common, but their interests might be few and far between.

It's one thing for a person to be merely astonished by a friend's virtual reality headset, and another thing for that person to want to actually buy one.

Sears grew dramatically, as did consumerism, because it did one thing above all else, it simplified people's lives at a time of increasing socioeconomic complexity by eliminating the friction in a transaction and replacing it with a trusted experience.

«My hope is by the end of this year, we'll have turned a corner on a lot of these issues and people see things are getting a lot better,» he said.

Impress people by following through, by going above and beyond to make things happen, by going the extra mile, and by showing them how valuable they are!

But none of the broken things would be fixed by Donald Trump's proposed budget, which does away with federal subsidization of interest on student loans and eliminates the program that forgives loans for people who enter public service (including teachers)-- among other education - related cuts.

Yes, braggers and boasters get noticed by thrusting themselves into the spotlight, but the only thing their antics achieve is a growing sense of resentment from people who couldn't care less.

«Some people have that school of thought where fitness isn't enjoyable, but we're making it enjoyable, I think, by making it more fun, challenging, and engaging, rather than this boring thing that you have to do,» she says.

Having accomplished all that — by climbing the corporate ladder and working my tail off for many years in «a job,» mind you — I have the means to own a lot of things people covet.

Waiting for a schedule or permission will get you left in the dust by the people who are just getting out there and getting things done.

There are certain people, such as Elon Musk and Steve Jobs, that seem to have been brought to this world for one thing: to build game - changing enterprises by challenging the status quo.

Most people are motivated by things they weren't offered at their previous job: recognition, opportunity, and more innovation and excitement.

That meant that all the cold calls were written by real people, professional freelance writers who could do things like add a reference to the person's home town or hobbies and such.

And I said, but I think it's time for the Japanese people to be aware of people because it's a pretty heady thing to be asked to go defend an island and, by the way, don't plan on coming baAnd I said, but I think it's time for the Japanese people to be aware of people because it's a pretty heady thing to be asked to go defend an island and, by the way, don't plan on coming baand, by the way, don't plan on coming back.

On the other hand, security firm Solutionary's Chief Security Strategist Jon Heimerl notes that some things won't change: «We will see errors in operating systems, configuration errors or lapses, errors in applications, and errors in judgment by people who fall for social engineering attacks.

«People will be attracted by doing interesting things and by working with people they want to work with,» says management consultant David Nadler, chairman of the New York City - based Delta Consulting People will be attracted by doing interesting things and by working with people they want to work with,» says management consultant David Nadler, chairman of the New York City - based Delta Consulting people they want to work with,» says management consultant David Nadler, chairman of the New York City - based Delta Consulting Group.

Researchers compared students» responses to those from the 1980s on things like «I have tender, concerned feelings for people less fortunate than me» and «I try to understand my friends by imagining how things look from their perspective.»

New York Fashion Week has returned to the Big Apple to wreak havoc in these city streets (and by havoc we mean crowds of thirsty wannabes, lots of skinny people smoking, and fashion editors complaining about things that others would give their right leg to experience).

Any organization's best assets are its people, and if you are ready to help the team to achieve its goals, you can start gathering information on how to move things along just by paying attention to what employees are saying.

I'd be remiss to exclude the hurt that I've brought on people who I work with and have worked with who's professional and personal lives have been impacted by all of this, including projects currently in production: the cast and crew of Better Things, Baskets, The Cops, One Mississippi, and I Love You Daddy.

Behind all this banter lies a big idea: That by de-emphasizing economic growth and considering other things that people value, societies could make much better decisions about how to use their scarce resources.

By the 20th century, governments all over the world were engaged in an endless war on noisy people and things.