https://youtu.be/79WiTwTKWFU Enjoyment Vs. Focus There are things that we enjoy doing and things which we are really good at doing. There is a difference and the difference is key. In a previous post I had discussed how it would be nice to be good at doing a wide variety of things, a jack of all …
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https://youtu.be/OG1sUSiQwzg Indoctrinated By The School System It is ingrained in our upbringing through the school system in which we were brought up that making mistakes is bad, we should fall in line and do as we are told by those around us telling us that if we don't we will be punished. Of course this …
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https://youtu.be/R__AfuCs7Q4 The Concept of Reciprocation In the realm of social psychology, the term of reciprocation is used quite often. Basically someone what it means is that when you do something for someone, they will do something for you a well. This is more often the case when you help others, they will naturally want to …
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https://youtu.be/i157Ayva7b4 The Generalist and The Specialist Having a wide range of skills vs focusing in and having a specialty. Each has it's own merits, so let's delve a bit deeper into the merits and non merits of each. Firstly the individual whom can be known as a jack of all trades and knowledgeable in a …
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About Pandemic Prowling: In this series, Pandemic Prowling, I share stories about my travels across 4 continents (Asia, N. America, S. America, Africa) amidst the outbreak of Covid19. (October 2020 - February 2021) 6 Countries, 6 variations of the new normal. Thailand in February 2020, when folks began to take notice of the new virus …
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https://youtu.be/4bcYsp0Swhc Leaving the past in the past is a hard thing to do, more often then not we have so many good memories of bygone years that we become incredibly nostalgic about those times. Because frankly we don't know what lies ahead and that lack of certainty leads to a craving to recapture the glory …
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About Pandemic Prowling: In this series, Pandemic Prowling, I share stories about my travels across 4 continents (Asia, N. America, S. America, Africa) amidst the outbreak of Covid19. (October 2020) "I don't know anyone in Dar Es Salaam, I don't know anyone in Tanzania, I don't even know anyone in Africa." This is what I …
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https://youtu.be/dwEgVK8I3lE When We Are Not Willing To Put It Down Sometimes we need to give up the ghost, there are things in the past that are better off being left behind and us moving forward. We had discussed why you should not look back once you've made the decision to move on from something. But …
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About Pandemic Prowling: In this series, Pandemic Prowling, I share stories about my travels across 4 continents (Asia, N. America, S. America, Africa) amidst the outbreak of Covid19. (October 2020) Westward To Africa After having gotten my covid test to go to Tanzania last post, it was time to move on and get to where …
https://youtu.be/meyxVtX6mAY When We Need to Leave Things Behind Sometimes there are changes in our lives, from occupational to social, geographical and cultural. It is not uncommon to be making these changes, things just become different from time to time. During such instances, we need to leave places, possessions and people behind. Many of us don't …
