When something goes wrong or an obstacle is encountered, do people default to making excuses or finding solutions? Source: ariya j/Getty When something goes wrong or an obstacle is encountered, what's ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I would like to hear your opinion on whether or not using “Excuse me” can be rude. In my opinion, if I can see that a person’s activity will only take a minute, it is rude to say, ...

I remember years ago when I was in my master of business administration (MBA) program taking a particularly difficult class in quantitative analysis. We had a rather arduous test one time, and I ...

You know it when it happens, but there’s little you can do to stop it. I’m referring to the tendency that people have to come up with fake excuses when there’s something they don’t want to do, forgot ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I would like to hear your opinion on whether or not using “Excuse me” can be rude. In my opinion, if I can see that a person’s activity will only take a minute, it is rude to say, ...