Where do you walk when you are in a hurry? If you look at people on the street, the ones who are in a hurry always walk on the edge of the sidewalk. In the middle you will find the slow walkers, the ones looking around to admire the city, the ones going with the …
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What do you want to be when you grow up?
I have heard this question a million times. I have even asked a lot of people this exact same question and received tons of different answers. Some were crystal clear, while others had almost no idea what they wanted. But almost all of them had a thing in common. Their wishes were linked to their …
Why keep it a secret
I had a lot of flights in the last period and I usually like to sit in the first few rows in the airplane, right after business class. One thing I noticed is that right after takeoff they pull the curtains almost until landing. Why is that? Do people in the first class like the …
Curiosity killed the cat
A lot of people kill curiosity from the very first moments of our existence. Then, school also kills it by its people and the system that always has to keep up with a curricula, a timetable and the textbooks. There is never time to be curious, to discover new things or to ask questions. And, even …
Success is…
being a billionaire. saving as many people as possible. being famous. owning a Ferrary. having a family and two kids. changing the world. discovering the cure for HIV. being happy. Success is whatever you want it to be. We are all different and success is different for each of us. You might define how successful …
5 ways to get out of your comfort zone
Try something you have never done before. Work-related or not, try to do something new. If you’re a coder try a new programming language. Or even better, try writing something. The more different it is from what you usually do, the better it will be. You might discover something you like, something interesting and develop …
The world of potential
We live in a world of potential. Actual value, worth, skills, knowledge, capabilities mean a lot less than the potential of development which something or someone has. People are hired because of the potential which employers see in them. They might not be the best right now, but they can become a lot better than …
Making products that need to be sold
What is your approach: making people want the products you have to offer or offering the products people want/need? With the industrial revolution, most companies began making products that needed to be sold. And with the invention of the radio and television, advertising was specifically designed to push products to people. Until recently, this has been …
The educational system is failing
The educational system is failing. It’s failing at getting the kids involved and eager to learn. It’s failing at sparking kids’ curiosity. It’s failing at offering them things they want to learn. It’s failing at keeping up with the modern society. And most of all it’s failing at offering kids the education they need. We …
Open table experiment conclusions
Last Sunday I did an experiment which I called the Open table experiment. One almost full day, from 11:00 AM till after 7:00 PM, I sat in a café with my laptop, waiting for people to come along, join me and engage in a conversation on any subject they wanted. The support, interest in the …