"Whatever you do, don't confess about how much you disliked working there, " says Ms. Maslach.

WSJ: How To Resign on Good Terms

But if you're someone who's bought a piece of technology that you can't use or you don't know how to fully use, what should you do?

NPR: Tips for Fighting Technology Overload

Whatever you do, don't abuse your network or get lazy about how and when you ask for help.

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Sponsoring the Olympic team is less costly than sponsoring individual athletes, and less risky, because "you don't know how well they will do, " says David Lauren, Polo's senior vice president of marketing, advertising and corporate communications, and founder Ralph Lauren's son.

WSJ: Polo Ralph Lauren Lengthens Its Olympic Run

You don't really know how much you can do until you stand up and decide to try.

WHITEHOUSE: It's Work Creating Jobs, But It's Worth It

How about RFID-enabled shelves that peer into every decision you do (or don't) make while shopping for gifts, gadgets, or everyday necessities?

ENGADGET: RFID-enabled smart shelves heading into stores?

But they don't tell you how they're going to do that.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

"Once you get into the world of business people don't do you any favours and it's learning how to manage it, " he said.

BBC: Prince's Trust business to help young entrepreneurs

Assuming that they don't get 14 of 18 votes, how will you and how do you think we should evaluate the results?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

You want to talk about a slippery slope or how guns don't kill people, people do.

CNN: On gun control, two places to start

' And I said, 'Excuse me, you went to Warner Bros. with an idea of how you were going to do Batman, and you're saying I'm supposed to do Superman, but I don't have the idea in my head.

CNN: 'Man of Steel': Not the familiar Superman (fan)fare