Growth

The Pomodoro technique is a popular time management method that helps eliminate distractions, encourages focused work with its short sprints, while its planned breaks ensure that we work sustainably rather than managing our energy. When I first read about the Pomodoro method, I thought it was total nonsense. What would a few minutes of planned break change? Additionally, I didn’t need an interruption like this at most of my activities, I was often in a flow state and the timer would have just held me back. ...

Self-awareness plays a big role in our social relationships. Sharing personal information about yourself is necessary to establish relationships. The Johari window model will help you communicate more authentically by increasing your self-awareness. The model was developed by Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham in 1955. The Johari window is a method that increases understanding between group members and facilitates effective communication. The method improves the communication of individuals, their image of each other. ...

Maslow's hierarchy pyramid is misunderstood, misinterpreted, considered by many to be outdated, and needs to be extended according to the notes of its creator, yet it can easily explain the basic sources of our motivation and the background of our actions. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs provides us with a tool to learn not only about the ideas behind our own decisions but also about the factors that motivate others. However, textbooks, management magazines, and corporate training attribute too much importance to this scientifically unproven tool, so for many of us, the bullshit detector activates when we see the American psychologist’s famous model as an Egyptian pyramid many times on a PowerPoint presentation. ...

Memento mori is a Latin term meaning: remember you will die. In everyday life, we can easily believe that the present moment lasts forever. We have a lot of time, so we're not in a hurry. We take our loved ones for granted, so we neglect them. We struggle without a goal because we still have time to figure out what to do with our lives anyway. What would you do if during a routine examination, the face of the doctor would darken, he would call you aside, and told terrible news: you are a terminally ill patient. You have weeks, maximum months left from your life. ...

You find a cozy spot in the middle rows of benches. You prepare your notebook and a bunch of pens and then start writing devotedly. Every word is important because what is said can occur in the exam. With 5 full A4 sheets in your bag, you are proud of yourself. You have every resource for a successful exam since you made such good notes. The only thing left is to memorize your notes. ...

Inevitable parts of most interviews are personality tests. You may have already completed 480, 70, or 25 question questionnaires. Our answers reveal a lot about ourselves, but most of the time we don't know the results. Based on our answers, we either fit the given position or not. I first encountered a personality test during a career aptitude test. I filled it out, the experts evaluated it, they asked a few questions, and then let me go. ...