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Gamification
Word of the Day: Gamification It’s becoming harder and harder to motivate and engage employees and customers these days. Many people spend so much time in alternate online worlds that they have become used to gaining points or having everything be a game. That is where gamification comes in. Gamification involves turning activities into a…
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Make it rain
English Expression (slang): Make it rain Have you ever wanted to make it rain? I have. And I did. When I was younger, I was a great saver, and I was a backpacker. My wife and I took a pre-honeymoon to New Zealand for a year. Yeah, that’s right, we had the honeymoon before the…
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Moot point
Word of the Day: Moot point The term moot point is one of those tricky ones with two completely different meanings depending on the context of the situation. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, check out my entry for peruse, and you’ll see what I mean. Anyway, a moot point can be an…
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A stitch in time saves nine
English Proverb: A stitch in time saves nine When difficulties arise, it’s usually best to deal with them immediately – a stitch in time saves nine, as the proverb goes. From time to time, problems develop. It’s not anyone’s fault, and the issues are often not preventable. By directly dealing with a problem, a minor…
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Give someone a run for their money
English Phrase: Give someone a run for their money When you give someone a run for their money, you present them with stiff competition and don’t give up easily. Competition. Life is all about the game. One of the problems with that is that some people are only satisfied with winning, and if they don’t…
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Cookie-cutter
Word of the Day: Cookie-cutter What’s up with all of these cookie-cutter houses? You’d think that with all of the technology we have, with all of the possibilities of innovative design and human ingenuity, we would be able to design unique things. But we don’t. How often have you driven into a suburb and noticed…
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Take a flier
English Idiom: Take a flier Have you ever done something even though you were not 100% sure of the outcome? If you have, then you know what it means to take a flier. To put it plainly, taking a flier is like gambling. Take a flier means to take a chance or to do something even…
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Feat
Word of the Day: Feat It requires much courage and strength to accomplish a remarkable feat, not to mention skill and determination. A feat is a great accomplishment that requires much energy and determination, such as climbing a mountain or founding a company. Great feats can be accomplished by climbing a mountain or founding and growing a company. However,…
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Catalyst
Word of the Day: Catalyst Anyone who has a basic knowledge of chemistry will be familiar with a catalyst. In chemistry, a catalyst is something that can speed up a chemical reaction without itself being changed. The word catalyst can have another meaning, though. Events that cause tremendous change are also catalysts. Bitcoin is a…
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Ahead of the game
Phrase: Ahead of the game Getting by in life is not easy. Life is a daily struggle, and we all want to get ahead of the game. To do this and get out in front of co-workers or competitors, a person needs to have an advantage or be able to finish things before they need to…
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