They employ the ambiguous basic nature of human language, which I described in a previous post, to accomplish this. In this post, I will cover a problem that crops up when one family member questions ...

"Did you see that?" It is a simple phrase we hear every day, but how do we know what "that" refers to? A new study from Kyushu University, published in PLOS One, reveals that children and adults use ...

In uncertain times, the best leaders don’t pretend to have all the answers; they create clarity through communication, focus and trust. Great leaders don’t pretend to eliminate ambiguity; they bring ...

Source: Flickr, "Grumpy Cat" by Matt Leyva, CC by 2.0 This post is Part 9 of my old continuing series, How to Talk to Relatives about Family Dysfunction. In Part 1, I discussed why family members hate ...