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Life is a series of separation events

I heard the phrase above in the crime series Instinct (eg, IMDB). It caught my immediate attention. Its focus is on separation, which usually has a negative connotation. I noticed a neutral perspective by Deeepak Subedi: "Life is a series of events, and with each event, we attach meaning." "Life is a series of events, and with each event, we attach meaning. With...

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Is time ‘a stubbornly persistent illusion’?

It's impossible giving a definition of time without including geographical location, gravity, and/or speed in that definition. “The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion”, according to theoretical physicist Albert Einstein (eg, 2009 book, quote). Quite often, I don't know which day it is. The amount of sunlight...

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Priority vs option

In several situations, you may experience an unpleasant and subconscious feeling: being someone's option rather than her/his/their priority. These situations may relate to: family (eg, children, relationship), leisure (eg, friendship), love (eg, dating), sports, study, and/or work (eg, jobs). This unpleasant feeling relates to some of my recent blogs: Feeling...

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The Skill-Will matrix

Last week, I was thinking of a new topic that includes 4 dimensions: ability (I can), willingness (I want to), permission (I may), and execution (I do). My research revealed the (unfamiliar) Skill-Will matrix that appears to have been developed by McKinsey & Company for Identifying employee skill gaps. various sources Of those 4 dimensions above, willing and...

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The one per cent are not as clever as they think (FT)

Financial Times title: The one per cent are not as clever as they think FT subtitle: The brainiest people and the biggest-earners are two largely separate groups says new research By: Simon Kuper Date: 16 February 2023 “I used to know an investment banker who went around saying he was writing a novel. Obviously, this was self-marketing, but he also genuinely...

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Why there are so few babies in southern Europe (the Economist)

The Economist title: Why there are so few babies in southern Europe Economist subtitle: It’s mostly economics Date: 16 February 2023 "The museo degli innocenti in Florence has an unusual name and hosts an unusual display: a collection of small broken objects, mostly medallions. They were split in two when a baby was delivered to Florence’s hospital for...

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