Assertiveness

Ξ June 9th, 2008 | → 0 Comments |
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One of the factor that affects personal relationships is the level of assertiveness.

Assertiveness is a communication skill that can be defined by:

  • the ability to clearly identify and express thoughts and ideias
  • the ability to defend ideas by supporting then in valid arguments
  • doing the previous while respecting the limits of the self and the others

One should be able to improve their assertiveness by always communicating open and honestly, about every aspects of work or life. This kind of communication is based on a balance between the time you are speaking and the time you are listening.

 

PM/AM

Ξ May 13th, 2008 | → 0 Comments |
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I love to learn new stuff with my little daughter. She is reaching a age where lots a questions must be answered. The last question was about the meaning of PM that appears just after the time in the digital clock from my task bar.

The question caught me completely off guard, but I like to answer all my daughter’s questions… from the easiest to the most complicated!!! So, after a joint googling adventure we found the meaning of PM/AM.

From wikipedia we got: “The 12-hour clock is a timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem (a.m., Latin “before noon”) and post meridiem (p.m., “after noon”).”.

Quite nice, acquiring knowledge this way!!!