Sucking up

Ashwin Goyal

May 6, 2024

"Oh, you are simply the sun in our office solar system—the rest of us merely orbit your brilliance!"

"You know this won’t help you, right?"

Undeterred, he continued, "Absolutely, but if I don't praise the eighth wonder of the corporate world, who will?"

Making a wager

"Option A," the stranger explained, "is the slow and steady path. You press this button, and you'll earn a small but consistent return on your investment." He nodded, his eyes already fixated on the second button. "And Option B?" he asked, a

Sleeping on time

"Tonight I sleep at 9," he declared with a yawn, fully intending to follow through. But as midnight rolled around, there he was, still wide awake, finding out the answer to a very important question, "Can goats understand each other when they bleat, or is it just