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[Discipline and Growth] Lessons from an English teacher

I remember vividly a story one of my family members told me from their childhood. He was pushed to master the English language. His parents, supportive and wise, knew that learning a new language required discipline and consistency. His teacher - who had a flair for turning lessons into engaging challenges - devised a plan. Every day, the boy was given a list of new English words to learn. He had to write each word once, ensuring he memorized the spelling and meaning. However, there was a catch. If he missed even a single word, he had to write that word five times the next day. If later on he misspelled the same word, or missed the meaning, he had to write it ten times. At first, the little learner found it overwhelming. Writing words five times was manageable, but ten times felt like a Herculean task. However, with his teacher's authoritative guidance and consistent reinforcement of the rules, he began to see the value in this method. He became more attentive and diligent, realizi...

[Personal Growth] How to Avoid a Work Burnout

How many times didn't you feel like "Monday again", or "I haven't done anything today", "I'm swamped in work", "I feel so tired after my vacation", "I have no more energy for anything"? Burnout at work is too often a common topic amongst all of us. There is a lot of literature around work overload, burnout, energy management, and all these buzz words which in essence tell you that you have been working for too much, and too long, and too intense. Many of the authors I've been reading have various recipes to help us overcome the tough periods in our work or life, and get back to a normal and bearable status. While there is no common or single solution, the five points listed in the below video will definitely help to start from one point, and - moving gradually - you can get back in shape. From this perspective, I have also liked a lot a book I'm currently reading: The Way We're Working Isn't Worki...
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