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Judge or Learn

Summary: Never judge, instead, understand and gain information. Then use that information to make the best decision. Judging keeps you busy doing nothing useful while you miss out on critical information right under your nose. For a moment, close your eyes. Now, imagine a serial killer breaking into a house, and murdering an old lady inside. He then leaves no trace of his crime and climbs down the emergency stairs. As he rushes down, he notices a kid about to drown, and runs

Electricity; Simplified. Busses; Electrified.

During my Cambridge A. Level Physics class, a metaphor for how to explain the underlying principle of the equation for Power (P = VI) came to my mind, which I’ll be sharing here. First things first, the 3 components of the equation: P means “Power”. Which is the product of multiplying Voltage with Amperage. Voltage is the amount of energy (or charge) per coulomb. A coulomb is basically a bunch of electrons. Imagine a school of fish, or a flock of birds, that carry something

The Secret To Overcoming Your Greatest Fears

Now, how many of you are afraid of something? It can be anything. It can be this monster lurking in the closet, it can be this ghost hiding under your bed, it can be this snake that you're so frightened of, that you simply faint. Now, if I asked you, 'Is that fear real?', you might answer in affirmative, negative or be dubious. Well, the truth is: Fear is not real. Fear is an illusory and misleading notion and feeling of the human mind. Fear is nothing but what y

The Three Sages and the Glasses

In the long ago, but not far away, two siblings, a brother and a sister lived happily with their elderly father. One day their father died and they were left with his two pairs of glasses. One pair, ornate with diamond inserts; the other made out of pure gold. They began to fight each other over who should take which pair of glasses. Finally, they remembered their father’s words “when I die one day, if you find yourselves disagreeing over my belongings that you inherit, go to

Beauty Strikes When You Least Expect It

What does Lebanon, airport security, starry nights, Sufi music-playing movie actors and Yoga all have in common? Well, not much, actually. But they are all part of my first ever experience in Lebanon. Are you curious? Read on to find out! I had decided to go to the Chouf Yoga Festival, after learning that one of my favourite Yoga teachers—Layal Salhani—was going to host a workshop there along with her husband, Ma’an. I booked a flight to Beirut via a transit in Mersin. I wen

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