People want to win without losing.
— Harold Bloom What would Professor Bloom say people will get from reading Shakespeare and Chaucer? I can go on for some time. The first place I would say cognitive power. That is to say an increase in one’s ability to think, in one’s ability to write. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @philosophical.ramblings
“Most people never listen. Nor do they observe. You should be able to go into a room and when you come out, know everything that you saw there and not only that. If that room gave you any feeling you should know exactly what it was that gave you that feeling. Try that for practice.” #practice #observation
Μια ερώτηση που μου έκαναν σήμερα στα Ψηλαλώνια και έχει σχέση με το branding : – Τον ξέρεις τον Κώστα; – Τον ξέρω. – Όταν λες τον ξέρεις, τον ξέρεις από την καλή ή από την ανάποδη; * Branding είναι αυτό που λένε οι άλλοι για σένα όταν εσύ δεν είσαι στο δωμάτιο ή στο χώρο. Jeff Bezos ** Get yourself known for the right reasons.
ΕΝ – Can we keep exploring, seeking, working, and trying to grasp more of what is happening around us, just for the pleasure of being more truthful and wiser? 1. Yes 2. No 3. It is against our incomplete nature Location: Eidomeni / Ειδομένη, 28/11/2015 — GR – Μπορούμε να συνεχίσουμε να εξερευνούμε, να αναζητούμε, να εργαζόμαστε και να προσπαθούμε να κατανοήσουμε περισσότερο όσα συμβαίνουν γύρω μας, μόνο και μόνο για τη χαρά του να είμαστε αληθινοί και ίσως πιο σοφοί; Ναι Όχι Είναι αντίθετο με την ατελή φύση μας
Signs of maturity: 1. Small talks no longer excite you 2. Sleep is better than a Friday night out. 3. You forgive more. 4. You become more open-minded. 5. You respect differences. 6. You don’t force love. 7. You accept heartaches. 8. You don’t judge easily. 9. You sometimes prefer to be silent than to engage in a nonsense fight. 10. Your happiness doesn’t depend on people but on your inner self.
🔥 EN – Disagreeing doesn’t have to sound rude. Say it smarter—and people will actually listen. 💬 Polite Ways to Disagree (Sound More Professional) Most people say: 👉 “You’re wrong.” Smart communicators say: 👉 “I have a slightly different perspective on this.” 🔁 Upgrade your communication: ❌ You’re wrong. ✅ I have a slightly different perspective on this. ❌ That’s not correct. ✅ I see it differently — may I share my view? ❌ No, that won’t work. ✅ I’m not sure that approach will achieve the desired outcome. ❌ I don’t agree. ✅ I have a different viewpoint I’d like to discuss. ❌ That idea is bad. ✅ Perhaps we could consider an alternative approach. ❌ You misunderstood. ✅ I think there may be a misunderstanding — let’s clarify. ❌ That’s impossible. ✅ I see some challenges, but maybe we can…
EN – 7 Signs They’re Not Interested 👀 They barely look at you. (If they liked you, they would.) Constant yawning = low engagement. Weak or avoided eye contact. They keep their distance—physically. Low energy around you. No spark. Nice… but dry. Short replies, no questions. Zero effort to impress you. If they’re into you, you’ll feel it. If you’re confused… you have your answer. — GR – 7 Σημάδια ότι δεν ενδιαφέρεται 👀 Σχεδόν δεν σε κοιτάει. (Αν ενδιαφερόταν, θα το έκανε.) Συνεχές χασμουρητό = χαμηλό ενδιαφέρον. Λίγη ή καθόλου οπτική επαφή. Κρατάει απόσταση—και σωματικά. Χαμηλή ενέργεια όταν είναι μαζί σου. Καμία σπίθα. Ευγενικός/ή… αλλά απόμακρος/η. Σύντομες απαντήσεις, καμία ερώτηση. Καμία προσπάθεια να σε εντυπωσιάσει. Αν ενδιαφέρεται, θα το νιώσεις. Αν μπερδεύεσαι… έχεις ήδη την απάντηση.
ΕΝ – Don’t Sell What It Is — Sell What It Does You’re not selling a course.You’re selling confidence. You’re not selling coaching.You’re selling clarity. You’re not selling software.You’re selling speed, automation, and peace of mind. People don’t care about your product.They care about what it does for them. Shift your messaging from: “What it is” → to “What changes after they buy.” Because features don’t drive sales.Feelings do. — GR – Μην πουλάς τι είναι — πούλα τι κάνει Δεν πουλάς ένα μάθημα. Πουλάς αυτοπεποίθηση. Δεν πουλάς coaching. Πουλάς ξεκάθαρη κατεύθυνση. Δεν πουλάς λογισμικό. Πουλάς ταχύτητα, αυτοματοποίηση και ηρεμία. Οι άνθρωποι δεν νοιάζονται για το προϊόν σου. Νοιάζονται για το τι κάνει για αυτούς. Άλλαξε το μήνυμά σου από: «Τι είναι» → σε «Τι αλλάζει αφού το αγοράσουν». Γιατί τα χαρακτηριστικά δεν φέρνουν πωλήσεις. Τα συναισθήματα φέρνουν.
Brainstorming is a powerful, structured, and creative technique used to generate a large number of ideas and potential solutions to a problem. It is not just “throwing ideas around”; it is a deliberate process designed to encourage divergent thinking—meaning generating many different, even wildly diverse, options before narrowing them down. 🧠 The Core Concept At its heart, brainstorming is the practice of Quantity over Quality during the initial phase. The primary rule of brainstorming is to defer judgment. The goal is to capture every single thought—no matter how impractical, silly, or impossible it seems—without criticism. The filtering, evaluation, and selection of the best ideas happens after the idea generation phase is complete. 🎯 What is the Goal? To overcome creative blocks and find novel solutions by: Exploring Diversity: Ensuring all angles of the problem are covered by multiple perspectives. Generating Synergy: Allowing one person’s idea to trigger a completely new…
