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The Organisation of the Future
"The illiterates of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and learn again," wrote Alvin Toffler in the 20th century. It's a more apt statement than ever. In an age where technology is advancing so fast, it's...
What Do We Actually See?
On one of my days off during the Easter holidays I went out for a bit, to places that are otherwise hard to get to. In the always hectic pace, I don't get to do everything I want to. So I visited the Humanitas bookshop on Elisabeta Boulevard (this bookshop is a treat,...
Lobster’s Shell
"Why am I doing this to myself?", I asked myself on the morning of the day I was going to take my exam, for the umpteenth time in my life. It happened on March 1 this year, a day when people are preoccupied with spring, flowers, marigolds, parties. A few years ago,...
Time and Us
"Tell me the name of a Romanian influencer that your generation follows!", I asked a 25-year-old colleague a few years ago. "Selly," he tells me. (I didn't know how to spell it then). "Shelley, the British poet?", I ask, wide-eyed with amazement. He looked at me...
Should
I am one of those who advocate not to leave out the verb "should". When I hear that nothing should, I roll my eyes, at the risk of staying that way. You don't have to learn languages, why understand what others say? You don't have to go to work, you can beg, live off...
This Too Shall Pass
"This too shall pass," I used to say to myself every morning almost ten years ago. I was having a hard time both personally and professionally. I felt that although I was trying hard, I was getting little results, I was only meeting people with integrity in doses too...