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What could we all benefit from (and it's not better English)?
According to research, the most significant predictor of the quality of our life is the quality of our relationships. That may not come as a surprise to some of you. However, what are the ingredients that make relationships better? Before you open the article, do you care to make a list?
Zuzana
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Inspiring people to follow
I usually title these posts "Interesting people to listen to". This one, though, is more about following his example than listening to...
Zuzana
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Inspiring people to listen to: The School of Greatness
What is wonderful about Lewis Howes and his podcast The School of Greatness is that he invites highly interesting and competent people, the very top of their leagues. Let me show you two short tasters and one full episode. If you listen to my podcast Zuzi Reads, you will soon hear an excerpt from "Never Split a Difference", a book by former FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss . This clip on Facebook captures Voss explaining that asking questions doesn't always lead to gettin
Zuzana
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Inspiring people to listen to: Trevor Noah
Trevor - a worldwide known comedian and recognisable satirist originally from South Africa, extremely witty and insightful, capable of...
Zuzana
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Inspiring people to listen to: The Diary of a CEO
This month I can finally introduce you to my favourite podcast host, Steven Bartlett. I've been looking forward to it since the beginning...
Zuzana
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Building your better self through tiny habits
Have you heard of Atomic Habits, a book by James Clear? Have you read it yet? In this ground-breaking book, James illustrates how tiny...
Zuzana
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Inspiring people to listen to: Esther Perel
A legendary Esther Perel, a world-leading therapist from Belgium based in the US is definitely someone you should know!
Zuzana
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Inspiring people to listen to: Matthew Hussey
The bar has been set high. After Andrew Huberman and Simon Sinek, world-leading experts in neuroscience and leadership, let me introduce...
Zuzana
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Tips on effective language acquisition (from a young polyglot)
Most of us know someone who can speak four or more languages, right? And we tend to admire these people, thinking: "How wonderful! How...
Zuzana
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Inspiring people to listen to: Simon Sinek
Simon, an insightful and humble speaker, has a lot to say to company leaders and all of us interested in everyday leadership.
Zuzana
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Inspiring people to listen to: Andrew Huberman
Let's make algorithms work for our own benefit and display inspiring and educational content that will help us improve English along the way
Zuzana
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How I developed a liking for whisk(e)y
Today’s post is going to be different from my other posts in two ways: firstly, you may have noticed it is in English! Secondly, prepare...
Zuzana
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