What’s creativity ? Maybe “a catchall term for a variety of distinct thought processes” ? If you still have no idea about it, read carefully the interesting and brillant article written by Maria Popova about the book Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer.
Author: Learning Corner
Being bilingual makes you smarter and can have a profound effect on your brain. Is it really so? Read the article published on NYT on March 17, 2012 by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee.
Diplocalendar 2012 explores in both a serious and lighthearted way, some elements of interpersonal relationships and management that can help in daily activities.
The subject for the month of March is Credibility.
“Regardless of our position in an organisation, credibility is fundamental to our effectiveness as professionals and as individuals. Without it there can be no trust; without trust, organisations become frozen in inactivity and negative feelings. Credibility is hard to build, but well worth it.
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“Has word processing changed the way we write?”
In his Blog on “The Observer” John Naughton tries to answer this question, thirty years after Microsoft Word was invented.
Alex Knapp (Social Media Editor at Forbes since October, 2011) analyzes the leadership qualities of the famous Captain Kirk. 
“In his many years of service to the Federation, James Kirk embodied several leadership lessons that we can use in our own lives. We need to keep exploring and learning. We need to ensure that we encourage creativity and innovation by listening to the advice of people with vastly different opinions. We need to occasionally get down in the trenches with the members of our teams so we understand their needs and earn their trust and loyalty. We need to understand the psychology of our competitors and also learn to radically change course when circumstances dictate. By following these lessons, we can lead our organizations into places where none have gone before.
How can something as simple as a smile be so deceptively complex? That’s the mystery and magic explored in Smile: The Astonishing Powers of a Simple Act, which explores the sensation and science of the smile. From the broad beaming grin of a toddler to the oily smirk of a used car salesman, smiles convey an enormous range of emotions. Grins also have radically varied meanings in different cultures, as the author learned during his many worldwide trips to explore the complicated, but ubiquitous, act of smiling.
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