“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious” – Albert Einstein And we all know where that landed him as a scientist. Zeal, in whatever we do in life, is essential to success. At least to be successfully happy. If your work seems tedious and uninspiring, it could be because you aren’t doing…
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The morning assembly is an unforgettable memory from school times. Mine was an especially strict one. We all had to line up outside the prayer hall 15 minutes before the morning routine started. There were volunteers and prefects who’d walk along the lines checking for neatly cut nails. polished shoes, ironed skirts and hair tied…
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We live in a world of quick and easy communication, thanks to social media. We live in a world where Shashi Tharoor becomes the butt of ridicule for using the command of language he painstakingly developed in the era of no internet. We live in a world where people don’t pay much attention to language.…
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When I came across the reading challenge, #100BooksPact on Twitter, I was astounded! 100 books in 365 days is quite a feat and needs some consistent effort. Although I’ve never taken that challenge, I know people who taken it and completed it. And I take heart in the fact that reading isn’t dead yet and books are…
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I still remember this incident from almost a decade ago. My husband had just started working for a US based company and was in Portland for his first regional meeting. He reached the meeting room at 8.35 am instead of 8.30 am which was the time given in the official schedule. The President of the…
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Boy!! How many times have we heard of this. But bear with me for a bit and let me telescope it down to the most important tips to keep in mind. Why are first impressions so important? And why do they need to be great? First impressions happen only once. We get judged within seconds…
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Every time I begin to watch The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon gets on my nerves within episodes. He dominates, bullies and gets his way no matter how unreasonable he is. And what gets my goat even more is that his the friends “knuckle under”. And they suggest that Penny also do the same. Thankfully that woman…
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I know learning skills aren’t in the official list of soft skills or something people are trained on. But keeping in mind the rapidly changing times, this is definitely one of the key skills to develop. The world has changed rapidly in the recent years and the rate of change is unprecedented. There is a new…
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