People who have a job often complain about it. Too much work, too little pay, not much learning, long hours, no recognition, horrible bosses or co-workers, etc..I did too when I was working. Not all, one of these at any given time :-) But now I am willing to brave any of these to employ my idle mind. That is even tougher to engage. Sometimes one envisages doing something different but most people don't have the courage to quit a well-paying job and follow their dreams. I thought it would be one's risk-averse nature. But this article here believes it is something different - Many Reasons why won't you quit your job.
Some pointers to learning a language in 90 days - http://zenhabits.net/how-to-learn-a-language-in-90-days/. Telling a joke in a foreign language is difficult or is calming crying kids, this from personal experience. I think one can learn a language quickly if you are forced to speak it.
Awareness re a sexy body image, TV viewing and learning whilst watching and the behaviour of mothers - all influences girls as young as six and influences their choices in clothes and body image. More here
The first article is interesting!
ReplyDeleteBang on! You always crave for the things you don't have. The first and third articles make a lot of sense.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ash and Rachna, plan to share stuff I find interesting here!
ReplyDeletequitting a job is really difficult, i agree to this...i remember when i was resigning, i tried to find so many alternative ways to continue working, but finally when i realized that nothing is working out, i had to quit :(
ReplyDeleteI wrote a blog post on about how little girls today are under pressure to look a certain way, and i agree completely to the article. Herer is the link to the post- http://techie2mom.wordpress.com/2012/04/19/what-matters-is-what-you-have-inside-you/
Agree ZM, quitting takes a lot of courage! Today, image and projection takes precedence over merit or capabilities. Unfair! I will hop over to read your link.
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