Curiosity makes the world go round
How boring would it be if we don't ask questions? As a child, a programme called "Willem Wever" in Holland was my favourite programme on...
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Marleen
May 24, 20202 min read
Back to basics. What time is it?
Learning as an adult with busy lives is difficult and therefore it does really need a different approach. For me learning on the spot...
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Marleen
May 21, 20202 min read
Is the meeting on Monday or Friday?
Recently I watched several talks from Lera Borodistky, "how language shapes the way we think". She is a cognitive science professor and...
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Marleen
May 14, 20203 min read
Folly lives on
This week I am tracing back the word folly. I t is a noun that popped up during my Italian lesson when I was trying to decipher what...
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Marleen
May 10, 20202 min read
SWOT analysis for business only?
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats are the components of the SWOT analysis. It is a well-known tool used in business to...
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Marleen
May 4, 20202 min read
Movers and shakers
The expression 'mover and shaker' caught my attention when the term was used in a documentary describing a self-idolising narcissist. At...
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Marleen
Apr 28, 20202 min read
As a matter of fact.
It is a fact that spending time can be a battle. If you have a lot of time on our hands you could be less effective, but as you have too...
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Marleen
Apr 10, 20202 min read
Have the world by the tail!
Holiday, normally a great relief and looked forward to with great anticipation. My daugther just finished her last school day “online”...
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Marleen
Mar 30, 20202 min read
SMART learning is the way forward!
Speaking another language is a challenge, but a very rewarding ambition. As soon as you "utter" the first words to a native speaker and...
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Marleen
Mar 24, 20203 min read
Idle hands are the devil's tools
Starting this blog with a more serious title than the lovely flowers last time, but very appropriate in the current times. This very...
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Marleen
Mar 17, 20201 min read
A bed of roses
Life is certainly not allowing us now to compare it to "a bed of roses", there is nothing blissful and comfortable right now. I would...
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