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Tag Archives: thinking
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
Posted in In the News, Language Education, Random Thoughts
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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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
Posted in In the News, Language Education, Random Thoughts
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
On curiosity and not only
Curiosity is something I’ve always had. Actually, this is something I’m really proud of. I have to admit though that sometimes my curiosity led to sad, even depressing, discoveries, yet, I still strongly believe that one should do everything to … Continue reading
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Tagged curiosity, knowledge, read, research, Stephen Hawking, thinking, use your brains, Viorica Condrat (c)
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How I spent New Year’s Eve
What can I say? Nothing special. The usual staff. Yet, I got to bed at 4.30 in the morning. Actually, I told myself that I would go to bed even before midnight as, frankly speaking, I don’t believe that making … Continue reading
Falling in English with You :) 