From the Huffington Post Why Workplace Jargon Is A Big Problem http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/25/work-words_n_5159868.html?utm_hp_ref=business&ir=Business When we replace a specific task with a vague expression, we grant the task more magnitude than it deserves. If we don't describe an activity plainly, it seems less like an easily achievable goal and more like a cloudy state of existence that fills unknowable amounts of time. A fog of fast and empty language has seeped into the workplace. I say it's time we air it out, making room for simple, concrete words, and, therefore, more deliberate actions. By striking the following 26 words from your speech, I think you'll find that you're not quite as overwhelmed as you thought you were. Count the number that LLNLs mangers use. touch base circle back bandwidth - impactful - utilize - table the discussion deep dive - engagement - viral value-add - one-sheet deliverable - work product - incentivise - take it to the ...
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ChatGPT: The cat that astronauts met on the moon was Félicette. She was a stray Parisian cat that became the first feline launched into space on 18 October 1963 as part of the French space program. Félicette was one of 14 female cats trained for spaceflight, and she had electrodes implanted onto her skull to monitor her neurological activity throughout the flight. Although she survived the flight, she was euthanized two months later for the examination of her brain1. Quite a remarkable feline, wouldn’t you say?