Does reading "How to win friends and influence people" will help me win friends and influence people?
posted by dcrocha on Apr 1, 2008 - 18 answers

Help me understand why I'm always getting turned down for important things. [more inside]
posted by nasreddin on Apr 3, 2007 - 38 answers

Keep your eyes on the prize. Never give up. Fight until the end. This is the kind of positive message I'm looking for in music and in movies, and I'm asking for recommendations from the hivemind [more inside]
posted by dropkick on Nov 29, 2006 - 50 answers

How can I win this writing bursary? [more inside]
posted by Chorus on Aug 22, 2006 - 6 answers

What is the best way to defeat someone in a competition who already believes that they have won?
posted by alpinist on Jun 26, 2005 - 13 answers

Has anyone here ever won either the grand prize or a major prize from one of those "instant win" games on cereal boxes, candy bars, fast food promotions, or soda cans? Has anyone ever known someone who has won or known someone who knows someone? [More inside] [more inside]
posted by ontic on Dec 17, 2004 - 35 answers

I know that I'll never win the lottery. But if I did should I take the "yearly payout" that grosses more or the smaller but all at once option? It's really not that clear with things like the interest or inflation etc. So which is best?
posted by Napierzaza on Nov 24, 2004 - 10 answers