Category Archives: mentality

Vive la France

Posted on May 26, 2017 by

Vive la France ! Bon Appétit ! Advertisements

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Irish storytelling revival

Posted on May 22, 2016 by

An article, by Rory Boland on BBC Travel, tells the story of a possible revival of Irish folk storytelling. The seanchaí were Ireland’s original storytellers, travelling from village to village to tell tales. “Reporters, entertainers and historians” rolled into one. … Continue reading →

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From perseverance to relieving pain and fever

Posted on November 20, 2015 by

Ibuprofen, is an anti-inflammatory drug that is used for relieving pain, helping with fever and reducing inflammation. It is one of the most widely used medicines around the world. A recent article on BBC tells the story of Dr. Stewart … Continue reading →

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Are we happy? Are we content?

Posted on November 18, 2015 by

A guy named Jeff Haden has posted this nice philosophical piece, titled Why Doesn’t Anyone Ever Feel Rich? (Or Even Happy?), on LinkedIn Pulse (see here). He is a “ghostwriter, speaker and … editor”. This piece can be considered “motivational”, … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Being ‘Unproductive’

Posted on October 9, 2015 by

Bethany McLean has written a very good opinion piece about Productivity and ‘measuring’ it. You can find it on LinkedIn: In Praise of Being Unproductive. Just go and read it. It is part of a LinkedIn series #ProductivityHacks, but it … Continue reading →

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Alice in Wonderland – 150 years

Posted on August 10, 2015 by

Alice in Wonderland is a classic, a story loved by millions of people around the world. (If anyone needs a reference…). It was written by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson – under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. He was ‘a mathematician at Oxford’. … Continue reading →

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I’m there, and I’m not there. Like the glass in the window.

Posted on May 31, 2015 by

The BBC has featured an article, The people who think they are made of glass, about a strange psychological delusion where people think that they, or their parts, are made of glass. Here is an excerpt (with my comments): Lameijn … Continue reading →

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