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Why You Must Reading Books In The Digital Age
Why Reading Books Is A Must In The Digital Age A huge percentage of people probably can’t recall when last they took the time out to read an actual book. On the other hand, almost everyone would have scrolled through social media on their phone in the last couple of hours. There are so many reasons why reading books is an essential aspect of our lives and it could be even more important in today’s world. Here’s why reading is so important in the digital age.
By Dafne Russol4 years ago in Motivation
13 Tips For Preparing A Good Public Presentation
In this article, I will provide you with a list of 13 tips that will help you have a better public presentation Speaking in public is very scary for people that are not trained for such a thing. Before you start, keep in mind that the attending people do not care about how you look and how you are dressed, but they will listen carefully, because they most likely attend the event for enriching their knowledge.
By Ryan Miller4 years ago in Motivation
9 Skills You Will Gain If You Perform Public Speaking
Speaking in front of an audience does not just mean having a nice presentation in front of a group of people, there's more than that. It is a combination of abilities. You need to know how to control your emotions in stressful situations, to know how to use your nonverbal language, to influence people's opinions, to capture and to pay attention, to tell stories, among other things.
By Ryan Miller4 years ago in Motivation
Here’s How To Scientifically Justify Your Laziness. Top Story - November 2021.
The fact is that in physics there is such a thermodynamic quantity as entropy. Its scientific significance determines the measure of irreversible dissipation of energy. In other cases, it can also determine the likelihood of a certain macroscopic state occurring. However, let’s say, “in everyday life” it is easier to understand the meaning of entropy as a measure of the disorder of the system: the less the elements of the system are subject to any order, the higher the entropy.
By Michail Bukin4 years ago in Motivation
Turn Off Notifications. Right now!
Struggle for attention. Among startups, one of the most popular monetization models is … advertising! And in order to start selling advertising, the guys need to optimize one little magic parameter — the total time spent by users in the application every day.
By Michail Bukin4 years ago in Motivation
How to Enjoy Life Without Alcohol
Annie Grace says, "Alcohol is the only drug on Earth you have to justify *not* using." You worry about becoming sober for this very reason and carry on drinking to avoid having to justify your choice. I understand the situation you're in, I drank past this feeling for years. I'd drink to fit in, to make and keep friends, to have "fun". Inside I was miserable and depressed. I believed alcohol was the answer I needed, the answer to all of life's worries. It wasn't until I hit rock bottom that I realised the lie I was living. Sobriety was the answer I truly needed.
By Liam M 4 years ago in Motivation
We Can Still Benefit from the Stoic Philosophy in the 21st Century
British philosopher and writer Alan Watts once wrote the story of the Chinese farmer. Once upon a time, there was a Chinese farmer whose horse ran away. That evening, all of his neighbors came around to commiserate. They said, "We are so sorry to hear your horse has run away. This is most unfortunate." The farmer said, "Maybe." The next day the horse came back bringing seven wild horses with it, and in the evening everybody came back and said, "Oh, isn't that lucky. What a great turn of events. You now have eight horses!" The farmer again said, "Maybe."
By NelisT4 years ago in Motivation
Care Less, Do More: 7 Realistic Reasons Why You Never Achieve Anything
Yesterday I listened to a 20-minute voice note from a friend. Fear was the main topic—fear of failure and never achieving anything significant in her life. I listened attentively and wrote down a few prominent points of discussion. Why do some people never achieve anything major in life? Why do some people fail to achieve goals over and over again?
By Edina Jackson-Yussif 4 years ago in Motivation
LOW-COMMITMENT IDEAS FOR NANOWRIMO
November is known to all writers as NaNoWriMo (or National Novel Writing Month). The challenge, which is taken by thousands of writers every year, is to write 50K words in 30 days, thus finishing the first draft of your novel.
By Amanda Fernandes4 years ago in Motivation
