Is curiosity good or bad? Depends whom you ask. If anything, for me curiosity is complex and inspiring. You may be curious enough to read here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. Curiosity in reading The first time we mention curiosity in our courses is when people start reading. Before reading something we urge our …
Exploring the Art of Patience to Create a Positive Impact
Patience and positivity go hand in hand; patience is born out of positivity, and something positive can sprout from staying patient in the most challenging situations. Understanding the intricate chains that bind the two is only possible with experience. Some learn this lesson early on, and some might reach a ripe old age. Regardless, this …
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Fighting ineptitude of others
Everybody can look stupid from time to time. Inaptitude is much worse. Sometimes the people we trust cannot help us and do not understand the damage they cause. Is it an inevitable evil, or maybe we can do something about it? This article is about inaptitude of others, and a separate post will address our own …
Dealing With The Mid Career Crisis
Are your dreams turning into regrets? Somehow, this is a relatable situation for many. The fantasy which you create for your job eventually ends up into the disappointment and you keep wondering why. Well, there could be many reasons which transform your high notes into the lowest one. The job, about which you used to …
Grit and practice vs procrastination
When I was a child I used to think that we are born with certain talents and all we can do is either sharpen them or be below average. Today I find it very difficult to tell talents vs grit and determination. So why do we have procrastination in our DNA? For more ideas you …
Safe Research: 7 Ways to Boost your Cybersecurity While Using Web Search
Cybersecurity, while we research, is something all of us ignore. It is very easy to feel safe when we search, knowing that the search engine will alarm us if something bad happens and antivirus will further react if we are in real trouble. The reality is a bit more complex. As we are searching for …
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Flow is the opposite of perfectionism
We all want to experience flow: face a hard challenge, exhibiting great technique with laser focus, enjoy the creative drive and complete a great task. Very few of us do, and even those who experience flow cannot know when this wonderful experience will happen again. Maybe you want to explore the subject yourself here, here, here, …
5 Ways Studying Abroad Will Boost Your Career
Some of our readers need to decide between studying at home or going abroad. In this article, we will try to help. I studied at home, and it had certain advantages as it was cheap and comfortable, I could work during the studies, and the networking I did was always relevant. There are positive …
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Cybersecurity 101 for someone who is not a pro
So you use the internet for everything you need. What if someone attacks you online? Now, if this does not make you nervous, you should be worried. This will not happen to me Most people pay no attention to their online safety and usually, it is OK. Most likely nobody will attack you personally. However, …
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Mental tattoos: using your body as a mental palace
Your body can be your mental palace. This is easy to say, but what does it mean? I did not even think this can be done until I saw my wife demonstrating it on national TV. Now I will explain “body as a mental palace” to you. Demonstration My wife was working on something new …
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