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The sportsman will tell you that there may be many birds in a field, but you do not know how many until you walk through. Then you discover them and see them on the wing. When the wheel turns you will be able to see the force of the current. You will see the speed of the horse when you put him to his…

One day, many years back, a thick darkness came over the United States. Now and then in London we have dreadfully dark days for which we can scarcely account, but this was quite a new experience for the New Englanders, and caused a terrible sensation. So exceedingly black was it that the barn door fowls…

There is a father, and he thinks that to go to his work—such common work as his—cannot be especially pleasing in God’s sight. He means to serve God, and so he stops at home. He is upstairs in prayer when the factory bell is ringing and he ought to be there. He hears that there is a conference in the…

A certain monk went to a monastery, determined to give himself up entirely to contemplation and meditation. When he reached the place he saw all the monks at work, tilling the ground, plowing, or trimming the vines round the monastery. He very solemnly observed as he entered, “Do not work for the food…

It is no new thing for men to attempt to escape the army by pretending to be in bad health, but we must have none of this cowardly malingering in Christ’s army. We must be ready for anything and everything. We must compel ourselves to duty when it goes against the grain. When it is a clear duty, obedience…

There were two brothers, one of whom had been diligently attentive to his worldly business, to the neglect of true religion. He succeeded in accumulating considerable wealth. The other brother was diligent in the service of the Master, and had learned both to distribute to the poor and for conscience’s…

Scott Randall was on the way to achieving his dream of playing in baseball’s major leagues when he drafted as a pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks Single-A affiliate in Rocklin, California. Randall said he is committed to following his dream, but the minor leagues are not a road to riches. During the…

A Danish Museum commissioned Artist Jens Haaning to produce a work of art to be a part of their “Work it Out” exhibition, with the purpose of exploring “people’s relationship with work.” The artist took a payment equivalent to $84,000.00 and sent two blank canvases for them to exhibit and entitled the…

Gary and Beth Machens moved into their home in Alton, Illinois and made a strange discover when they decided to repair a section of sloping sidewalk. Gary Machens said he removed part of stone wall on the sidewalk to make repairs and discovered an entry to a tunnel. He said the tunnel was about 9 feet…

Surveys of the workers in major companies predict that big changes are ahead for a lot of American companies. Research suggests anywhere from 25 to 40 % of workers are seriously thinking about quitting their jobs. Workers have had more than a year to reconsider the balance between work and life, and…

In his book, Bezonomics: How Amazon Is Changing Our Lives and What the World's Best Companies Are Learning from It, Brian Dumaine writes, “At Amazon, the CEO teaches a leadership course for top employees. Given the long hours and highly competitive work environment at the company, he gets questions about…

A German university is offering “idleness grants” worth nearly $1,900 to applicants who promise to do nothing. The application asks some simple questions such as “What do you not want to do? For how long? Why is it important not to do it?” However, if the applicant is successful in receiving the grant,…

In higher education, online teachers typically prepare their videos a semester in advance of teaching a class using learning management systems. Grade school teachers did not have that luxury during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. Jamie Gordon, a third-grade teacher in Richmond, Virginia recently described…

Ivan Dubinsky won $1 Million Canadian in the lottery, but delayed collecting it for a couple of months because of his job. He is a lighthouse keeper who cares for the Lighthouse near Port Hardy British Columbia and sends weather reports to aircraft and marine vessels. —Jim L. Wilson https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2020/01/21/Lighthouse-keeper-had-to-wait-two-months-to-collect-lottery-jackpot/4701579641965/?sl=16…

To celebrate Pi Day (March 14) 2019, Google employee Emma Hayuka Iwao set a new record by calculating the value of Pi to more than 31.4 trillion digits. Iwao used 25 Google Cloud virtual machines and shattered the old record of 22 trillion digits. She told reporters this was the first time cloud technology…

Several recent studies dealing with employee turnover continue to support what researchers have believed for a long time. Research conducted by Randstad US found that 59% of respondent said they looked for a new work environment was because they felt their companies viewed profits or revenues as more…

When the city of Zelenogradsk, Russia announced they were looking for a Cat Chief, Svetlana Logonuva knew she was perfect for the job. When authorities appointed her to the position, they gave her a bicycle and a uniform, which included a bright green jacket, black bow tie, and hat. Logonuva receives…

A survey conducted by Monday.com suggests that a lot of people do not know how they are spending their time at work and more than a third of people believed their managers did not know what they were working on. Jody Greenstone Miller, CEO of the Business Talent Group, said employees need clarity about…

Recently some people spotted Geoffrey Owens, an actor on the Cosby show, working as a cashier at a Trader Joes store. They posted on social media and shamed him for such a lowly job. He responded, “Every job is worthwhile and valuable.” He received a lot of public support for encouraging people to think…

In his first game with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies Double-A baseball team, former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow hit a home run. The crowd stood and cheered when the 30-year-old outfielder sent the ball over the fence. Afterwards, the Heisman Trophy winner reflected on the hit saying it was a nice place…

In Spain, an archives director drew a paycheck for a decade without doing any work. He only was at work to clock in and clock out, and would go home or somewhere else in between. According to NPR, “He told Spanish TV he did get a lot done, but investigators found no evidence of that. And he's now been…