by Christine Burgmer | Dec 11, 2015 | Allgemein |
You might be surprised to learn that there’s a lot we can do to increase our intelligence. It just needs the willingness to do the work.
So what do we need to do? According to this article on “How to become a genius“, we should train our memories, open ourselves to new points of view, find motivation, do cardiovascular workouts, meditate and – surprise, surprise – play video games. Good to know!
Now on a completely different topic. I’ve just found this project from Sehsucht Berlin’s artists. Instead of opening a little window on an advent calendar, you click on a square to open a new resolution every day. I think it’s a great idea.
by Christine Burgmer | Dec 10, 2015 | Allgemein |
You might read or hear the word “Wunderkinds” or “Wunderkinder” in the English-speaking world. The English do have a word for these children, though. They call them “child prodigies”. And what are they? People who achieve great success at an early age.
Here’s a short article in the New York Times Style Magazine about a “wunderkind hairstylist”.
by Christine Burgmer | Dec 9, 2015 | Allgemein |
If you’re like me, you’ve always thought that the best time to take a break is in the afternoon, some time after lunch. According to this article (link to: lifehacker.com), though, the best time for a break might be in the middle of the morning.
As the writer says, it might be better to take a break “before you’ve used up your mental resources in order to refresh and actually recuperate some of those resources”.
Well, the only way to find out if it works for us is to give it a try, isn’t it? 🙂
by Christine Burgmer | Dec 8, 2015 | Allgemein |
I always forget the correct German translation of “quotation marks” (also known as “inverted commas”). It’s “Anführungszeichen” (I’ve just looked it up). I always call them “Tüddelchen“. People often laugh at me when I use this word. However, I’ve just checked and found that it comes from the north of Germany. Perhaps that’s where I learned to use the word. I lived in Hamburg many years ago.
If you’re not sure how to use these punctuation marks, this article is sure to help you (link to: Purdue OWL). Just be careful! In English the form and the position of the inverted commas are different to German. The first set of inverted commas look like small figures of ‘6’ and the last set like small figures of ‘9’. Both are positioned at a higher level. Take a look at the picture here. Can you see the difference?
by Christine Burgmer | Dec 7, 2015 | Allgemein |
I came across this website the other day (www.everlane.com) and was surprised to see that they have a transparent pricing policy. If you scroll down the page, you can see an example. I find it very interesting to see what the costs of the material, hardware, labour, duties and transport for a product are. They even have a page showing where the product was made. Now that looks very transparent indeed. A great concept which I hope others will copy!
