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  Every year, leading dictionaries and linguistic bodies of the world pick out a word (after considerable consideration of many choices) and christen it the Word of the Year (WOTY). This exercise is supposed to give us a view of the general intellectual consciousness of the world. So here's to the 2024 WOTY's by different publications.  "brain rot"  deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, as a result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) - named the 2024 Word of the Year by Oxford University Press  “Manifest” to dream or will something into existence, has been named the word of 2024 by Cambridge Dictionary "Enshittification"  the gradual deterioration of a service of product — named the 2024 Word of the Year by Macquarie Dictionary. 'Brat' 'characterized by a confident, independent, and hedonistic attitude', has been named Collins' Word of the Year 2024. "demure" reserved, modest, and...

Does engaging in a sky-diving experience once in your life make you a Sky Diver? I saw 'Sky Diver' on a LinkedIn profile, and I am sure the gentleman is not a professional sky diver but did it on one of his touristy trips.  Have you come across people in your workplace or professional network who have defined themselves as something or someone based on a singular instance rather than being actual practitioners? Think ... brainstormers, problem-solvers, quick-learners, creative thinkers, thought leaders, system architects, strategic explorers .. and so on !  And the mute question here is, "What do you do with such people?"  Do you trust them in whatever they say to you?  Or do you now view everything that they claim with a healthy scepticism?  What about YOU?  Have you engaged in such 'sky-diving' claims before?  And what is that doing to your own credibility in the eyes of others?  Do they also exercise some skepticism about you?  #JustAsking...