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The Psychological Science Behind Happiness

Although the study of stress and how it affects us physically and psychologically is fascinating, it is—admittedly—somewhat of a grim topic. Psychology is also interested in the study of a more upbeat and encouraging approach to human affairs—the quest for happiness. HAPPINESS The world believes that everyone should have an unalienable right to pursue happiness. But what […]
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Steve Jobs’s Definition of “Smart” Will Change Your Idea of Intelligence

I know plenty of highly intelligent people. Some of them can recite classic literature. Others will surprise you with their knowledge of current events. Many of them offer amazing advice. And yet, most of them still struggle to make a dent in the world. Why is that? Why do they fail to get their careers […]
Mitali Bapat – Co-Founder of Postcard Media
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Mitali Bapat – Co-Founder of Postcard Media

Mitali Partners With Brands to Provide Innovative Marketing Solutions What’s your story?I am an accidental entrepreneur with a fascination for human behavior. I studied Psychology and was working as a school counselor, when I began accepting writing projects in my free time. What began as an extracurricular interest soon became a full-time occupation. Before I […]
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Christine Deschemin, CEO of Renewed Edge

Increase Wellbeing and Performance with Christine’s UpNow App What’s your story?I am an aeronautical engineer turned banker turned hypnotherapist. I founded the Renewed Edge Hypnotherapy Centre because I believe people need solution-focused tools to sharpen their edge on a regular basis. I also created a self-hypnosis app called UpNow to bring the benefits of hypnosis […]
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Ratna Juita, Mindfulness Facilitator and Motivational Speaker

Ratna Teaches Inner Transformation Through Mindfulness What’s your story?I experienced multiple challenges growing up. I had low self-esteem, and then had a traumatic experience during a Public Speaking engagement that made me totally lose my confidence. When I migrated to Singapore my limited English caused me to feel wholly inadequate. Yet I felt guided to […]

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Understanding Agrivoltaic Technologies

The success of a growing number of countries around the world with agrivoltaic technology, or locating solar panels on farms, a topic I have written about before, suggests this could be a win-win formula, particularly for the developing world. “Harvesting the sun twice”, a €1.6 million research project by the University of Sheffield in East Africa, has made great […]
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Can Twitter Really Bring Absolute Free Speech?

Elon Musk is the planet’s number one billionaire. If anyone can turn cyberspace into a heaven – or hell – of free speech “absolutism” via a US$44 billion (£35 billion) Twitter takeover, then surely he’s the man. Right? When free-market elephants like Musk or Jeff Bezos (who bought the Washington Post in 2013) take charge of major mass-media […]
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Rethinking Education

The Industrial model of education that fueled the modern era and its dizzying reach did its job incredibly well. Its prime accomplishment was the expansion of our ability to abstract the world. Until then, pragmatism reigned, limiting most people’s thoughts and interactions primarily because we lacked the tools to extrapolate information, to wield it for things that lay beyond obvious […]
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How China Is Transforming Its Economy Through Learning

I highly recommend reading the McKinsey Global Institute’s new report, “Reskilling China: Transforming The World’s Largest Workforce Into Lifelong Learners”, which focuses on the country’s biggest employment challenge, re-training its workforce and the adoption of practices such as lifelong learning to address the growing digital transformation of its productive fabric. How to transform the country […]
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