Friends of Dave #211: hindsight is 2020
Friends, we made it....2020 is finally over.
As we all finally turn the page on 2020, I'm using this edition to do our traditional recap of the articles that the FoD community seemed to like the most over the past year.
If you missed any, here is your chance to dig in and get yourself up to speed.
And be sure to check out the Last Word this week if you can -- in the true spirit of 2020, it's a new one I think many of you will enjoy.
And if you usually come here for the intros, feel free to check out this one, this one, this one, this one or this one -- a few of the more popular ones from earlier in the year.
Thank you for your continued support of the Friends of Dave newsletter -- I'm truly grateful for the opportunity to connect with you each week and the feedback I receive from many of you along the way.
Here's to 2021 bringing good health, good fortune, and a plethora of good things to you and those closest to you. After the year just had, you definitely deserve it.
Be safe and be well, Friends. Back at it again next week!
XOXO
Dave
Your Most Clicked Stories of 2020
Everything You Don't Know About Tipping Whenever you're not sure what to tip someone, you risk ending up in the dreaded Ambiguous Tipping Situation. This post is here to help.
How Sales Managers Can Get Their Team Out of A Sales Slump
Sales managers should be consistently dedicating time to reviewing outreach and coaching with relevant feedback, but with the understanding that the different types of sales slumps may require a new level of immersion into the rep’s pipeline.
F**k the Bread. The Bread Is Over. What does it mean to be worth something? Or worth enough? Or worthless? What does it mean to earn a living?
Pringles tube tries to wake from 'recycling nightmare' Kellogg's redesigns the snackfood container that was dubbed the "number one villain" for recycling.
Here are 68 pithy bits of unsolicited advice which the author offers as a birthday present to all of you.
Fish with luscious human lips and teeth perplexes, arouses social media — nypost.com
A fish bearing a bizarre, human-like kisser and teeth has caused social media users to wonder if the luscious-lipped critter even exists.
One car dealership tries to make its monthly quota: 129 cars. It is way more chaotic than expected.
Unbundling Harvard: How The Traditional University Is Being Disrupted From alumni networking to grad school research to undergraduate admissions, here’s how Harvard University is being unbundled.
Startup Pitch Decks Of 21 Companies Before They Became Billion-Dollar Companies
See the early pitch decks of 21 unicorn companies (and exited unicorns), including LinkedIn and Airbnb.
Coronavirus Conversations With One of America’s Richest Men How a pandemic unfolds when you’re a Wall Street billionaire.
Samuel L. Jackson's Spirited Reading of 'Stay The F**k' At Home' Should Brighten Your Day — thegrapevine.theroot.com
Actor Samuel L. Jackson reminded us of the importance of staying safe amidst the COVID-19 brouhaha in a way only Sam L. can.
Avoid using the three most useless words in the world of communication: "How are you?" — and you'll be amazed by where the conversation goes.
The World in Wine: Visualizing an Industry Ripe for Disruption — www.visualcapitalist.com This infographic explores how changing consumer tastes and innovations in technology are impacting the global wine industry.
Goldman Sachs bankers are using flying drones to help clinch billion-dollar M&A deals The pandemic has forced change onto what had been one of the most old-school, technologically-resistant corners of Wall Street: investment banking.
This Massive Google Document Contains Every Icebreaker Question You'll Ever Need Small talk haters have hit the mother lode with this list.
These Virtual Meeting Etiquette Faux Pas Make You Seem Unprofessional Virtual meetings may have a more casual air, mainly when speaking with colleagues. But just like in-office relations, all meetings are not equal. Make sure you employ these virtual meeting etiquette rules to make a professional impression.
The Billionaire Who Wanted To Die Broke . . . Is Now Officially Broke It took decades, but Chuck Feeney, the former billionaire cofounder of retail giant Duty Free Shoppers has finally given all his money away to charity. He has nothing left now—and he couldn’t be happier.
Amsterdam's War on Tacky Holiday Lights, Explained Holiday displays in the Dutch capital may soon require municipal approval — and lights must be overwhelmingly “warm white,” says a new city guide.
Florida bird caught on video swallowing whole alligator Florida wildlife photographer Shellie Gilliam captured the rare sight of an adult Great Blue Heron consuming a juvenile alligator by swallowing it whole.
This Woman Accidentally Turned Herself Into A Potato For A Video Meeting And Couldn't Figure Out How To Fix It — www.buzzfeednews.com Millennials were told we could be anything, so Lizet Ocampo became a potato.
And The Last Word....
Takanakuy: The Christmas Day Peruvian Fighting Ritual — www.kuodatravel.com
Every Christmas Day, the province of Chumbivilcas gathers to settle old scores with their fists in an event known as Takanakuy.
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