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Category Archives: Random Thoughts
Do what you hate, love what you do
An interesting thing happened to me: I had to do what I hate. And, oh boy, I do hate translation! Now if I were to think about the root of this … problem, I shall probably go back to the … Continue reading
Communicating a few post-reading impressions
I’ve always been interested in what makes one’s individual style. It’s a curiosity of mine, which is linked to my job. As a teacher of Stylistics and Discourse Analysis, I should be able to detect those peculiarities that make a … Continue reading
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Tagged attention, communication, context, critical thinking, education, emotion, emotional intelligence, emotional style, focus, ideas (c), positive outlook, resilience, self-awareness, success in communication, take the middle way, thinking, Viorica Condrat (c)
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Amintiri din copilărie
Azi o colegă a postat pe Facebook o fotografie despre coafori, cât de pretențioși sunt și mi-am adus aminte de o traumă provocată mie în copilărie. Eu nu prea am fost cu coafatul, nu că aș avea ceva împotrivă, pur … Continue reading
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The illusion of being (mis)understood
So how often have you exclaimed in the middle of a heated argument “You just don’t understand”? Who was your addressee? Who bore the responsibility for not being able to understand what the other meant? Was it the interlocutor? Was … Continue reading
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Tagged (c), communication, communication failure, connection, conversational styles, Deborah Tannen, filter-aware, filter-free, independence, intimacy, miscommunication, power, rapport-talk, report-talk, socio-cultural filters, socio-cultural norms, success in communication, understanding, Viorica Condrat (c)
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The elusive notion of hope that is supposed to give meaning to one’s life
Hope seems to be the hardest word to define. It’s has this property to seem elusive. Whenever I ask people to explain what hope is for them, they end up struggling to put their perceptions into words. What comes easy, … Continue reading
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Tagged (c), agency thinking, cognitive ability, emotion, feeling, goal oriented, goals, hope, hope theory, life meaning, meaning, meaningful life, pathways thinking, positive, purposeful life, Robert Plutchik, Snyder, thinking, Victor Frankl, Viorica Condrat (c), wheel of emotions
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Higher Education Revisited
Higher education is a sought-after, sometimes elusive, way of getting a degree in the hope of finally holding the key to success in life, the key that will help you climb the career ladder and become happy. Don’t you think … Continue reading
Falling in English with You :) 