Fear is a good thing, but anxiety is not. We need to conquer it or it will hold us back. Moreover, it is self-reinforcing. No surprise if the thought of a traumatic experience brings us out in cold sweat. Two types of fear There are two types of a, the first being death or injury, and the second social embarrassment, …
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A new way of “life” Hikikomori, from Hiki “to withdraw” and Komori “to be inside”, was first observed in Japan during the ‘90s, when the economic “ice age” prevented young people from achieving their goals. Anxiety helped Hikikomori spreads among students and workers, and today a million people worldwide are affected. The core features are being isolated at home and …
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How to avoid toxic competition and live a happier life.
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Why should we start eating insects ?
The idea of eating insects is far from western culture, but it is part of other food traditions.
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Kintsugi
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Or how the previous generation is responsible for millennials’ failures. Managers are leaders that should help employees be at their natural best. Their main feature is empathy, so what’s wrong with modern management? How do people become managers? People usually become managers if they are good at their job. This sounds great, but pay attention not to fall into the …
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What is quiet quitting? With 10 million hashtags on TikTok, “quiet quitting” is the latest trend and a mirror of our times. But what does it mean? In practice, one works as much as he needs to, avoiding overtime or extras, in order not to get sucked into a hyperactivity and hyper-reactivity system. Quiet quitting was stimulated by smart working …
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My daughter started school one month ago. It was lovely seeing this bunch of motivated kids, with overwhelming energy, and sparkle in their eyes. Then, coming back home, I saw teenage students waiting for the bell. The atmosphere was completely different. Some of them were looking at their mobile, others were chatting, but few were happy. As a father, I …
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I worked for ten years for a big firm. After all that time, I felt bored and demotivated. I liked the job, but I didn’t like the fact that I was working for other people. Nothing wrong with that, except it wasn’t what I had in mind after university. Struggling for a change, I took the CELTA and started a …
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Substance matters. There is absolutely no substitute for knowing what you’re talking about. Select a topic that you know and understand, so that you can talk about it with confidence. Know your audience. Tailoring the content to meet the audience’s expectations is not a guarantee of success, but a journey of thousand miles starts with a single step. Write down …
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