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Engage
I read somewhere that the only advice you need to succeed is “to take nothing personally”. Sounds straightforward and simple. Is it a good advice? And is it the only advice you need? In the end, this is recycled in many different forms by psychologists, TikTok enthusiasts, motivational speakers and the likes. You will hear…
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That touch of human
Went to a ballet performance last night. A marvellous one. A modern take on a classic with perfect dancers, majestic lighting, excellent this and wonderful the other. In a word perfect. It was just perfect. One of the best I have experienced. I was not the only one to say so. The applause lasted for…
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Fake …
Fake cheese has been around for a while. Then it was fake burgers and fake steaks. Recently the fake alcohol market is booming too. Fake noses and fake tits have been around for even longer. Then it was insta filters and fake smiles all over. How about if you are vegan eat roots and fruit…
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Scrolling
I make the decision quite often to stop scrolling social media. I stay strong for a while (sometimes a day or two, sometimes an hour or two… ) and then I go back to my aimless and endless habit. Sure a neuroscientist can explain the drug like effect and the dopamine and all. What I…
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”back to office”
I receive a ton of ad emails with this title now that we get into autumn. They are trying to sell me suits, leather goods that are office appropriate and everything that comes with it. I must admit though that (a) quite a few people work from home a lot – so maybe they are…
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The easy No
Whilst on holiday back home this summer, I remembered a recipe by my granny that I had not had in a very long time. It’s super simple and easy and I wanted to experience it again under the sun and the breeze you find in the Mediterranean. It involves going to a bakery and buying…
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The CEO
Was catching up with a dear friend. She is a mother of two. Her boy is about 10 and the her daughter 3. Soon after her daughter was born she started an MBA at a prestigious school. Amidst the diapers, the sleepless nights, the other kid going through its own phases, a full time job…
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Celebrations!
I was consulting for an American corporate recently and got the chance to spend quite some time as an integrated members of their teams. Receiving all their mass emails and all. What really caught my attention was a flood of emails labelled “Win”. My initial reaction was to ignore them and focus on my project…
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The beauty and the beast
I recently watched Beauty and the Beast (like how old am I really? As I did not watch it with a kid… anyhow). I actually watched a production by RAI, which was a little closer to reality than the Disney version that has the storyline unfolding around magic. Funnily, as a kid I was instilled…
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Untuned
I often wonder what gets us into arguing. Not the legal arguing, the one with the shouting and all things heated in the social setting. I tried to find the definition of “argue” and was astonished to read that the root of the word comes from arguo, which means to make clear. It is not…
