Best Practices 

A phrase primarily used by technologists or tech companies to describe what it is that they alone do and recommend. Contrary to its seeming meaning, "best practices" are ill-defined and constantly changing, even within a single organization.

"This presentation will provide you with best practices, as defined by me and, probably, Malcom Gladwell."

Best Practices by steviesaf January 11, 2012

Best Practices 

This phrase is most commonly used by larger public institutions and corporations to describe what they believe to the best way of doing a particular task or providing a particular service. The phrase assumes that there is one best way to do something all the time and in any given situation. It is unclear if "Best Practices" is based on empirical research or if it is just some employee or middle-manager's armchair theory of what works best. In short, " Best Practices" is basically someone's set of guidelines for doing something. However the term "Best Practices" sounds more professional and has an air of authority and legitimacy to it that was lacking in the word "guidelines".

Project Manager: "I have to prepare a PowerPoint presentation for the CIO of our company"

Co-worker: Have you consulted the Best Practices PDF for giving PowerPoint presentations?"

Best Practices by Jazzcat60 September 20, 2019

Sharp practices 

dishonest behavior

Any sharp practices will affect the lawyer's credibility

Sharp practices by Redletters June 20, 2018

Devices and Practices 

In cock and ball torture, similar to many other sexual activities, CBT can be performed using toys and devices to make the penis and testicles more easily accessible for attack, or for foreplay purposes.

There are many devices and practices in cock and ball torture.

Devices and Practices by 1234567890abcdefghij June 30, 2020

Sociology of Evidence-Based Practices

A subfield that applies sociological analysis to the rise, implementation, and consequences of evidence‑based practice (EBP) in fields like medicine, education, and social work. It examines how evidence hierarchies are constructed, how EBP reshapes professional autonomy, how it affects patient‑provider relationships, and how it interacts with social inequalities. The sociology of EBP asks: who benefits from the EBP movement? What kinds of knowledge are systematically excluded? How does EBP change the politics of expertise? It reveals that EBP is not a purely technical improvement but a social intervention with winners and losers.

Sociology of Evidence-Based Practices Example: “Her sociology of evidence‑based practices research showed that requiring manualized treatments in community mental health reduced clinicians’ ability to adapt care to individual patients—an unintended consequence of standardization.”

Sociology of Evidence-Based Practices by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal April 16, 2026

Social Sciences of Evidence-Based Practices

A field that studies evidence‑based practice (EBP) as a social and institutional phenomenon—examining how evidence hierarchies are constructed, how EBP is implemented in medicine, education, and policy, and how it affects professional autonomy, patient care, and social equity. The social sciences of EBP ask: who decides what counts as “evidence”? How do randomized controlled trials become the gold standard? What kinds of knowledge (qualitative, experiential, indigenous) are systematically excluded? It reveals that EBP, despite its scientific veneer, is a social movement with its own politics, interests, and unintended consequences.

Social Sciences of Evidence-Based Practices Example: “Her research in the social sciences of evidence‑based practices showed that requiring RCT evidence for all interventions disadvantaged treatments developed for rare or marginalized populations—not because they were less effective, but because they were harder to fund.”

Social Sciences of Evidence-Based Practices by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal April 16, 2026

Practise and N Joy 

Term used by DJs: The two things you need to keep in mind when you are learning the art of DJing.
The catchphrase of Johnathon Lewis, aka 'ellaskins' aka the DJ Tutor.
It has been used by many top DJs, including Grandmaster Flash

So here are the Magic Words from the Legend of Youtube (ellaskins): Practise and N Joy

If you want to be any good, practise, practise, practise, and N Joy

Practise and N Joy by sloth242 May 20, 2009