von Christine Burgmer | Okt. 19, 2022 | Sparks, Uncategorized |
Stop Using the Word ‘Very’ Of course, you don’t need to stop using the word ‚very‘. But good writers avoid it, as it’s often overused and can sound a bit boring. So what can we do instead? Expand our vocabulary. Here are some examples: very...
von Christine Burgmer | Okt. 18, 2022 | Sparks, Uncategorized |
What a Hobby Can Do for Us Do you have a hobby? Something you do in your free time that is fun, interesting and even challenging? A hobby can enrich our lives, improve our confidence and self-esteem, expand our knowledge, reduce boredom, provide stress relief,...
von Christine Burgmer | Okt. 17, 2022 | Sparks, Uncategorized |
You Won’t Guess the New Meanings Of course you know what coffee is. It’s the tropical shrub which yields coffee seeds, and it’s the hot drink made from the roasted and ground seeds (the coffee beans). But did you know it can also be „the person upon...
von Christine Burgmer | Okt. 14, 2022 | Sparks, Uncategorized |
Sorry, I Don’t Know Did you know that it’s actually possible for you to say “I don’t know enough about this to have an opinion“. Richard Feynman I like the idea of adopting a „Sorry, I don’t know“ attitude. Rather than pretending I know it all....
von Christine Burgmer | Okt. 13, 2022 | Sparks, Uncategorized |
What Do You Love Doing? I wonder if we have anything in common? I love: cycling on my ebike. Nordic Walking. (I try to go out every day.) getting together with my large family. drawing, and printing without a printing press. eating very dark chocolate. The darker,...
von Christine Burgmer | Okt. 12, 2022 | Sparks, Uncategorized |
You Don’t Need All the Tools for an Easy Life Here are 100 tools that can help us lead an easy life. Well, that’s what Do Lectures promise us. I’ve just discovered a timer app for my Mac, iPhone and iPad—and oTranscribe that promises to take the pain out...
