As a kid, my mom would tell this story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. The story posed an obvious question “
Whose job is it?” Long story short, no one took responsibility for doing the job, so nothing got accomplished. She often told this story when I had not finished my house chores.
I was reminded of this story when a student research assistant visited my office and asked me “
Whose job is... Read More