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10 Completely Valid, Totally Reasonable Excuses for Being Late (That HR Should Honestly Thank Me For)

Look, punctuality is a social construct—like adulthood, or pants. If you’ve ever stumbled into work with your hoodie inside out and a granola bar stuck to your sock, you know mornings aren’t a time—they’re a trap . So next time you’re late, don’t mutter something bland about “traffic.” Show up with one of these airtight, completely logical excuses that say: “I’m not unprofessional, I’m just cosmically challenged.” 1. “I was late trying to think of an excuse to call in sick.” This is the Inception of excuses. It’s not just an excuse— it’s the excuse about an excuse . It shows you tried to lie but had too much integrity to go through with it, so you just stalled until being late was the truth. Growth! 🔗 For related drama: I'm Sick of This 2. “I got stuck in an elevator with a mime. And ended up having a delightful conversation.” Was it weird? Yes. Did he open up about his estranged brother who became a ventriloquist? Also yes. You bonded. There were invisible walls and emotional ...

In Defence of the Listicle: The Hero We Never Knew We Needed

I love listicles.  1-5, 1-10, even 1-100.  They are what bullet points should have been, but never had the vision to achieve. They guide us.  Entertain us.  Make us better people.  They cut through the chaos of modern information overload like a well-structured beacon of clarity. Because let's be honest, who has time to read a wall of text anymore?  Paragraphs? Exhausting.  Essays? too much commitment.  Dense research studies? Nice try. But a listicle? Gets straight to the point. Makes everything digestible. Even when it's completely unnecessary, it still makes information more compelling. The Art of the Listicle: Why It Works There's a science to this madness.  A listicle is structured like an efficient conversation: quick, engaging, never overstaying its welcome. Would you rather read: "The Many Complicated Ways to Improve Your Life Using Behavioral Psychology" or "7 Ways to Get Your Life Together (That Actually Work)? We both know which on...