We beg to differ.
What is it about irony that makes it a more remarkable statement? Having returned after a month-long project in KL (a land known for its greasy mamaks and 24 hour dining), I was shocked to find that I had actually lost 5 pounds where I thought I gained at least 10. The belief is that…
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We’ve bought into the idea that education is about training and “successâ€, defined monetarily rather than learning to think critically and to challenge. We should not forget that the true purpose of education is to make minds, not careers. A culture that does not grasp the vital interplay between morality and power, which mistakes management…
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I don’t know if anybody’s noticed yet, but it seems most people I know — including women — prefer male bosses. In my own personal space, my worst bosses have mostly always been female. Why do you think that is? For all the talk about women being more “people-friendly” than men and of men supposedly…
In an ideal work environment, the first thing many of us do in the morning is schedule the stuff we will be doing for the day, plan the things we need to get these jobs done, and then proceed to do the job subject to said schedule and plan. By doing the thinking up front…
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