Number of words: 650 On that afternoon it was really made easy by Miss Bentley, the viceprincipal. Miss Bentley offered us the example of the Army. The Army, she submitted, was an organization of people given certain tasks to perform. So was a school. The tasks were vital. Perhaps, she grinned, those of us old … Read more
Number of words: 115 This is why I write down whatever circumstances and events I clearly remember, in such detail as I remember, including cause, effect, and consequence if possible, hopefully without extravagance of any sort. But also, to relate only what I remember. I wouldn’t consider, for instance, going back to school records to … Read more
Number of words: 754 In an era of technology and easily accessible information, our schools still expect from us to know everything from the books, without considering whether this is going to be what we will actually need in our professional development. How many times have you wondered if you were going to need subjects … Read more
Number of words: 560 Remember Parkinson’s Law? It is the one that says ‘work expands to fill the time available for its completion.’ You’ve probably heard it before. There is another lesser-known law from Parkinson that we should all be aware of. A law that’s even more relevant in a world filled with back-to-back meetings. … Read more
Number of words: 1,019 The current craze for online education (OE) reminds me of the wall graffiti advertising sex clinics that are visible across urban north India. These ads promise guaranteed cures — shartiya ilaj — for all kinds of ailments and afflictions. Today, OE is being force-fed to Indian education as a miracle cure … Read more
Number of words: 1,696 Capitalism’s Dependence on Endless Consuming Let’s begin by taking a long view back to the emergence of the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution of the 19th century greatly increased the number of goods and services available to the world’s population. The steam engine, railroads, new machinery and factories, and improved agriculture … Read more
Number of words: 336 The company announced the move in a statement on Tuesday, noting that it had decided to “permanently discontinue” the baby powder in the US and Canada to “prioritize high-demand products” amid the Covid-19 pandemic, attributing the fall in sales in part to “misinformation.” “Demand for talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in North … Read more
Number of words: 1,660 When 61 people met for a choir practice in a church in Mount Vernon, Washington, on 10 March, everything seemed normal. For 2.5 hours the chorists sang, snacked on cookies and oranges, and sang some more. But one of them had been suffering for 3 days from what felt like a … Read more
Number of words: 631 It is hard for me to remember now, but when I joined Ogilvy in 1988, to perform almost any kind of work, you had to be in an office. This was where your post and faxes arrived. Your desk phone was where people called you. The office was also home to … Read more
Number of words: 868 Forget the new year’s resolution: September, not January, is the time for new starts. College freshers are preparing to leave home, graduates are ironing shirts and blouses and dressing up for their first day in the office. Recruiters and admissions tutors are hoping they made the right choices. So how do … Read more
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