On teamwork
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Helen Keller
Germans and order
Germans are famous for their love of order. They even have a popular phrase for it: “Ordnung muss sein”, which one can translate roughly as: “There must be order”.
Read the Deutsche Welle article to learn more about the Germans’ love for order – even in their allotments!
It’s better to tell the truth
The manager asked a woman looking for a job, “And remember we are very keen about cleanliness. Did you wipe your shoes before entering”.
“Oh, yes sir,” replied the woman.
The manager narrowed his eyes and said, “We are also very keen about the truth. There is no mat.”
Your passwords
Do you find it difficult to choose good passwords and then to memorise them? Don’t worry. Help is at hand. Watch this short video with memory expert Ron White telling us how he does it.
A common mistake
The word ‘information’ is an uncountable noun (like ‘furniture’ which we had some time ago). There isn’t a plural form of it. So you can’t say “I don’t have enough informations to make a decision”. You should say: “I don’t have enough information to make a decision”.
You also can’t say “That was an interesting information”. You can either say: “That was interesting information” or “That was an interesting piece of information”.
How to improve your productivity
We know that it’s important to take breaks now and again, and that it can help us become more productive. However, it’s not always easy to take a break when we are feeling really busy. So perhaps it can help us if we have a method to follow.
The article I found on fast company.com explains four methods, which you might like to try out. My favourite is the Pomodoro method, and it really works!
And what can one do in the breaks? You’ll find lots of ideas in the article.
