Day: February 17, 2020
The creative power of blackness and drag for Monet X Change
EU Whistleblower Protection Directive: 6 Key Actions | NAVEX Global | UK
Wisdom Quotes
It isn’t what happens that matters, but how you respond to it.
Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it. (Lou Holtz)
Life happens wherever you are, whether you live it or not.
Life happens wherever you are, whether you make it or not. (Uncle Iroh in The Last Avatar)
Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Personal Assessment Tools To Optimize Career Growth
How Brilli’s healthy light bulbs combat seasonal affective disorder
How Alphabet’s X division unleashes creativity on global problems
Wisdom Quotes
The starting point of all achievement is desire. (Napoleon Hill)
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It takes a fool to do the same thing again and again with the hopes for a different result.
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. (Albert Einstein)
Filter out male privilege, and the web can be a ghost town
SEASONED NUTS: QUOTABLE
“One ought to hold on to one’s heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart” – Helen Keller
TrashBot’s robot trash bin sorts recyclables for you
This is what it’s like to experience the Oprah 2020 Experience
If the Nuclear Family Has Failed, What Comes Next? – The Atlantic
5 women on career success, ambition, and divorce
QOTD
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Check this out from The Times of India
Govt slams UN secy gen’s comments on J&K, says region integral part of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/govt-slams-un-secy-gens-comments-on-jk-says-region-integral-part-of-india/articleshow/74166496.cms?utm_campaign=andapp&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=native_share_tray
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UN is overrated defunct, bankrupt physically, literally
Random phrases of the day
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What Am I, Chopped Liver?Meaning: A rhetorical question used by a person who feels they are being given less consideration than someone else.
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Greased LightningMeaning: Very fast or quick.
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A Dime a DozenMeaning: Something that is extremely common.
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On Cloud NineMeaning: Having strong feelings of happiness or satisfaction.
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Up In ArmsMeaning: Angry; being roused to the point that you are ready to fight.
Random Acts of Kindness
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Someone looking lost? Help them with directions
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Forgive someone who has wronged you
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Send a thank you note to someone you appreciate
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Share something interesting you’ve learnt today
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Bring in your neighbor’s trash cans
Fun Days
Fun days
World Nutella Day – 5 February
World Human Spirit Day – 17 February
International Tug-of-War Day – 19 February
Content marketing ideas
Listicle idea: Delicious desserts you can create with Nutella
Infographic idea: Strategies to win your next tug-of-war match
Video idea: Interesting dishes you did not realize you could use Nutella in
Podcast idea: How has the power of the human spirit managed to save natur
Random impromptu speech prompt
Coffee or Tea
A dialog about the merits of coffee versus tea.
Why ‘care’ and the ‘scare’ are inseparable when you love someone | Aeon Essays
Why ‘outskilling’ isn’t yet a workplace revolution – BBC Worklife
6 A’s DhAnAnjAyA jAy PArkhe© Daily
Was Jeanne Calment the Oldest Person Who Ever Lived—or a Fraud? | The New Yorker
WORD OF THE DAY
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Examples of Apéritif in a sentence
“The hostess greeted her guests at the door with an apéritif.” “The menu included a light apéritif served before dinner.” |
How to Make a Good Impression Through Body Language: 12 Steps
6 A’s DhAnAnjAyA jAy PArkhe© Daily
Did you know…
Did you know…
… that today is Ventriloquism Day? This day celebrates the 1903 birthday of Edgar Bergen, one of the most famous ventriloquists (someone who can throw their voice). His famous characters included Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. He was also the father of actress Candice Bergen.
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Today’s Inspirational Quote:
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”
— Desmond Tutu