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When I was in college, I can hear my classmates express their displeasure concerning the hours wasted memorizing a formula they will never use after graduation. Listening to their well-thought complaint, I can’t help think the same way. Why do we have to study things we never plan to pursue? Why can’t we instead focus…
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When I was in college, I thought that work is something you are obliged to do even your heart is not up to it. Years later, while I was trying to understand the implications of a particular law affecting the energy sector, I realized that work is what you choose to do. These are the…
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When you see polar bears, you may think of climate change. Mainstream media taught you that. I have to admit that when I was young, seeing those polar bears on television convinced me that I can help solve climate change by specializing in energy. And the mainstream media led me to believe that renewable energy…
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Leadership isn’t something that people hand to you. You don’t do followership for years and then someone anoints you and says, “here.” In fact, it’s a gradual process, one where you take responsibility years before you are given authority. Stop Stealing Dreams
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Halloween originated from a pagan religious festival, Samhain. Attempts were made to reframe it as a Christian celebration, but it never did away its pagan aspects. If you confess that you are a follower of Jesus, and still consider that Halloween is an innocent celebration, you better think again. Do your research. You might find…
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The industrialized system of schooling doesn’t have a lot of time to jump-start those who start a bit behind, doesn’t go out of its way to nurture the slow starter. It’s easier to bring everyone up to a lowered average instead. Stop Stealing Dreams
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Just by looking at our cat Coco, you’ll know that she is the mischievous kind. But she’s not always that. Like most cats, she knows how to be sweet when she needs something. And it’s always about private space with Coco. The fun part is, you don’t know where the boundaries are. She doesn’t even…
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