Shaun Gallagher

If I were the 1,200th person thinking about submitting an application and knew ahead of time that there were 1,199 people who'd already done so, I likely wouldn't waste my time, even if it seemed that I met all the qualifications.

If you get 1,200+ applicants for a single position, you're doing it wrong. You've just wasted SO many people's time. Be more frank about qualifications (to deter unqualified people) and about demand (to save the time of qualified candidates for whom it's still a long shot).https://twitter.com/dhh/status/1224343760231751682 …

I got a promotional email from a site that sells discounted gift cards. The email announced that they are having a big Super Bowl sale. First thought was, "Oh man, the NFL is going to come after them for not calling it the Big Game."

My latest Psychology Today post is about a study released last month that tracked newlyweds' sex lives over 4 years. It found differences in sex frequency and satisfaction depending on how long the couple dated and if they lived together before marriage. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/share/1138553/tw …

Whoa, Isaac Asimov without his signature mutton chops looks like heavy Tom Hanks.https://twitter.com/StarFolk_/status/1212617817956257793 …

Happy new year, to those of you who partake.

Gerunding should be a word.

I'm not sure how much of the algebra will stick, but I'm pleased that what could have been a "No, you're doing it wrong, use subtraction not addition" moment turned into a more positive discussion where he felt like I was letting him in on some advanced-level math secrets. :)

We talked about how he was thinking of the problem as an algebraic expression, and about how you can always turn an expression of the form "a + b = c" into "c - a = b" or "c - b = a" to get the unknown value on one side. From there, he was able to subtract to get the answer.

He was very surprised when I complimented him on using algebra. "Algebra?!?" he said. "I'm doing algebra?!?" "You certainly are!" I said.

I asked him what math operation he was going to use to determine the answer, expecting him to say subtraction. But he insisted that he needed to use addition. In his head, the problem was not this: 5,000 - 3,600 = x But rather this: 3,600 + x = 5,000

Here's a little story about a math problem that seemed like it was going badly. Our son was frustrated with a word problem. He knew there was 5000g of food total and 3600g accounted for. His job was to determine what was unaccounted for.