I’ll start with a small warning: the title is misleading. Thrive. Maximizing Well-Being in the Age of AI by Ravi Bapna and Anindya Ghose is not a wellness book. There are no lifestyle prescriptions here, no productivity and self-care rituals. What the authors are really interested in is something more structural: how AI creates value…… Continue reading Thrive
Tag: learning
Nexus
Some books don’t try to teach you something new.They quietly rearrange how you see what you thought you already understood. Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari is one of those books for me. I picked it up out of the same curiosity that has taken me to many places around the world: a desire to understand…… Continue reading Nexus
The moment of discovery
“What people think of as the moment of discovery is really the discovery of the question.” Jonas Salk
Learning and the road to knowledge …
“You’re always learning. The problem is, sometimes you stop and think you understand the world. This is not correct; the world is always changing. You never reach the point you can stop making an effort – but the road to knowledge is full of joy.” Words of wisdom, by the brilliant Paulo Coelho. It caught my attention…… Continue reading Learning and the road to knowledge …
The true cost of not learning a language
Trouble getting from A to B, not knowing how to politely apologise for an inconvenience, not understanding what other people are saying around you, afraid of being misunderstood … Just a few of the practical problems my clients articulate when signing up for a language coaching programme. But the underlying problem is much more complex:…… Continue reading The true cost of not learning a language
The secret to staying committed – especially when you’re not seeing the results
Have you ever struggled with staying motivated and remaining dedicated when it comes to learning a foreign language or in fact, learning anything? Have you ever been in a situation where you set yourself a specific goal that you wanted to achieve, but it felt like you didn’t make much progress? If so, then this…… Continue reading The secret to staying committed – especially when you’re not seeing the results
Gabriella Ferenczi 