I grew up surrounded with books and with reading as a favorite pastime for my siblings and me, all children of the pre-gadget era. The books we had, ranged anywhere from the world classics, sci-fi, and self-help to the extensive collection of children’s literature by various local and international authors. Some old, some new, all […]
No Such Thing as a Dumb Question?
We frequently hear that there is no such thing as a dumb question. It’s a statement we ourselves like to make as well. But is this something we really mean and believe in 100%? I still see situations, when people are made feel dumb for asking a question, the answer to which may seem obvious […]
How to Break a Bad Habit
“Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too strong to be broken” – this quote is floating around the internet attributed to a number of people, with Warren Buffet and a mysterious anonymous among them. Regardless of who the author is, it intrigues me with its simple yet precise way […]
Finding Balance in Parenting
We are many things to many people in our daily lives. Most of us have gotten really skilled at juggling all of the responsibilities we have in the family, in professional circles, with friends and community at large. Parenting is a big role for me as it is for many others. And the recurring theme […]
THE GRAPEVINE EFFECT
Grapevine is an informal system of communication that arises freely as a result of social interactions in a workplace. It follows no specific pattern and can spread in any direction through a large complex web linking various individuals with no particular structure or order. Just as the reference to the plant in the word itself […]