Breathe… Be the star of your own show, not a human version of artificial intelligence.

What? 100 LinkedIn applicants have already responded? It was posted an hour ago! Oh no, I bet one of them has better skills than me. Who posted this job, Casper?

I’m sure you are a nice person but tempo is important. Wait a beat. The audience knows when it's wrong.

What is happening to my mastery of instant recall? It has never applied to mathematical formulas or world history—more like who played Screech on Saved by the Bell.

Time and patience have turned the tide. Yes, the buzzards still circle, but the wise now outnumber the lunatics.

LinkedIn is a social network with boundaries. I’ll be passively impudent if you will.