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I couldn't sell a stove to an Innuit. I work hard but I am not very entrepreneurial. I admire people like Richard Branson, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. They set up and grew their own profitable companies when they were very young. It got me wonder
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I feel a bit sad today because I'm homesick. I miss the delicious plates of pasta with a special sauce my mother used to make. She was a great cook! But I work abroad and I have to cope with the occasional feeling of nostalgia. The footballer Jesus N
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If you could travel in time, where would you go? Perhaps you would watch an original performance of a Shakespeare play in Elizabethan England? What about hanging out with Laozi in the Spring and Autumn period? Or maybe you'd voyage far ahead of the p
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Is technology going too far? I think much of it is now used to keep an eye on our every movement and to listen in on our every thought. The other day I walked into a shop and was faced by a TV screen enticing me with details of a special promotion fo
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Let me ask you a question: Have you got a car? I own a small car: it's a Nissan Micra. I bought her seven years ago from a local car dealer here in London. Although I have been the owner of a Toyota Corolla, a Nissan Sunny and a Honda Accord, this li
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If you think you have two left feet but would love to be a good dancer then why not try your hand at dancing? That's exactly what I did five years ago and I immediately got the bug; I have stayed hooked ever since. To me, dancing is a magical experie
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What did you want to be when you were growing up? A teacher? A doctor? An astronaut? What do you need to do to achieve your dream job? Perhaps you think that studying well and then going on to work hard will get you the career you want. We are consta
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If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Perhaps you'd like to sample fine cuisine in France, experience the ancient splendour of the Egyptian pyramids, or breathe the pristine air of the Himalayan mountain range? Well, if you s
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Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn the lights off for you, where self-driving cars find the nearest parking space, and where even the rubbish bins know when they're full? Although it might sound like science-fiction, living in a 's
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How do you feel about job interviews? I'm never ready for them no matter how I prepare. In my attempts to impress my prospective employers I end up talking too much and losing my train of thought. Sometimes they ask difficult questions like: Where do
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What to cook when you have guests? I always feel like I'm walking on eggshells when I have to prepare a dinner party for new friends or people I don't know well. Some eaters are picky and don't like cheese. Others can't stand a particular vegetable.
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Sometimes I can't sleep because a problem plays over and over in my mind. Does this happen to you? Psychologists who used the results of an online test conducted by the BBC and the University of Liverpool say that some self-reflection can be good. Bu
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Are you absent-minded? Sometimes I wish I were. So many things were achieved by people who just left something in their pocket or forgot to switch off a machine. Like what happened to this group of Swedish scientists. According to the British newspap
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What do you remember about your childhood? I have good memories of exploring the fields near my house and riding my bike around the park. Most of my free time, it seemed, was spent outdoors. Today, we are told, children don't spend enough time in the
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Do you like shopping? Or does the thought of traipsing round the shops fill you with dread? For some of us, shopping is an enjoyable way of spending our leisure time and our money. For me, it's something I would rather avoid. Thank goodness for the i
