Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Preparing for big competitive exams like UGC NET? Break out from the carcinogenic procrastination loop

Many students suffer from procrastination. You are not the only one if you have the habit of postponing things and giving yourself excuses.  The most common procrastination excuses that students give to themselves are “I will do this chapter tomorrow”, “This is a huge syllabus and I don’t want to think about it right now” etc..... All these excuses compel...

Friday, August 26, 2016

Understanding Freedom of Speech and Expression

In the words of Sormen Kierkegaard........ “People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” “Freedom” is a very important term for all of us and we Indians are being awarded with this right by our Constitution framers .Our visionary Constitution framers had actually imagined that the people of this democracy...

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Let’s be proactive for UGC NET Dec 2016 and leave the world to adjust

If given a chance to ask one question to your role model, say Stephen Hawking, Rodger Federer, Usain Bolt or may be Mark Zuckerberg or any one, then what will it be? In all honestly most of us would like to know their secret to success. ......but, in reality all we are looking for is quick-fix or techniques to attain the success in shortest time possible. The problem with...

Sunday, August 21, 2016

Adulthood academic preparation and multi-dimensional impact of PEER PRESSURE

When it comes to peer-pressure, most of us may think of it as something all of us have faced in our teenage years, one way or the other. But seldom do we consider the multi-dimensional role it plays in our adulthood- we may not recognize it, but it is omnipresent. One prevalent myth deals with the definition of peers that it only consists of individuals from one’s...