tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16413510634463842792024-02-20T19:06:24.866-08:00UnNumb! ~ Because it’s time!
Aditi Gulatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556733525510172447noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641351063446384279.post-53361495005032189192016-10-25T00:13:00.001-07:002016-10-25T03:00:03.783-07:00An Ad Campaign Which Successfully Voiced What You Chose To Ignore<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">India is a nation which is beautifully blessed with an amusing bounty of cultural diversity. However, at the same time, it is also cursed with a variety of stereotypes since the day and age of our ancestors. To challenge our ignorantly inherited view of endlessly judging people in our community, eBay India recently launched a TVC which precisely yet powerfully communicates its enormous range of (over 10 crores) products. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The sweet thing to observe is how there has emerged an audience which feels a strong urge to break through the senseless chains of chronic belief system. This audience has now become vocal to forge a democracy where equality for all is encouraged. To reflect this positive change in the winds of our communal thought process and contribute on its part to encourage the dream of a better India, eBay launched #ThingsDontJudge campaign with a compassionately loud film conceptualized by BBDO India. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The film beautifully opens in the pouring rain first introducing a young man who is wearing ghungroos (musical anklets) and is smilingly performing a classical dance form on the terrace, unmindful of a lady looking at him. His stream of thoughts is voiced: 'Log chahe kuch bhi kahe, par mere ghungroo mujh se ye nahin kehte ke woh sirf auraton ke liye banaye hai' (No matter what people say, my anklets don't tell me that they're made only for women). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The film goes on to present several other characters across age and gender who are shown breaking through the dictated way of living by boldly putting in use some of the most ordinary yet objected things. For instance; it includes a young woman who is shown to confidently walk past a club wearing an ethnic wear, where there are other women standing in fitted western attires with their eyebrows judgementally raised. The woman doesn't feel uncomfortable even for a bit and instead rides away on a cruiser bike with her thoughts voiced: 'Meri salwaar kameez mujhe behenji nahin bulate' (My salwaar kameez doesn't address me as behenji). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By thoughtfully inserting a series of other such situational experiences, eBay's TVC smartly puts forth its strong narrative of "Jeeyo aure Jeene do". Shivani Suri, director marketing, eBay India, in an interview said, “Online shopping is changing how we live. It’s ushering in the acceptance of new. It’s at the heart of our evolving culture that’s gradually helping us distance from the norms around gender, age, caste, creed, social status or preferences. eBay, with over 10 crore products is inspiring consumers to shop for their favorite item and live their passions, desires, choices, and beliefs without inhibitions. With this central theme, we decided to launch this campaign to not just capture market share but drive conversational commerce.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">At UnNumb, I warmly welcome campaigns like these which are crafted with the kind intention of creatively encouraging people to fight and find their way out of chronic conventions. Because it is only then that the dream of a better India can be actualized for once and for all. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To watch the video which UnNumb believes stirred the hearts of many, navigate to - </span><a href="https://youtu.be/K-lTMmSlom4"><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">https://youtu.be/K-lTMmSlom4</span></a><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Aditi Gulatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556733525510172447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641351063446384279.post-43918252371193676412016-10-12T11:23:00.000-07:002016-10-13T19:49:15.557-07:00Stop the porn consumption, Now!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Today at around 6:30am when my dog goofily brought to me the Newspaper bundle, I sweetly smiled back in order to thank her. But, my smile faded away the minute I straightened up the paper and saw a front page article stating the latest case update of Monika Ghurde, a well known Perfume Researcher who was allegedly raped and murdered by a former watchman in her Goa flat early this October. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Rajkumar-showed-perfumer-Monika-Ghurde-porn-clips-before-raping-her-Cops/articleshow/54803104.cms" target="_blank">news piece</a> had "Monika's killer says he showed her porn clips, then raped her: Cops" as it's headline. It instantly reminded me of all the incidents most of which were in the recent past reported and did get the required media coverage. However, it is clear that our generation is yet to be sensitized about the grave damages that exposure to porn causes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Any amount of exposure to porn harms. I know, you might now label me as an 80-year-old orthodoxal nanny, but I strongly stand by my statement and overall belief. Because, it is scientifically proven that everything we do, watch or hear has an impact on us. Though, the amount of the impact may vary as per the duration and frequency of exposure. Due to the sudden arousal of guilt, you might now want to navigate back to the social media site you found this blog link from. But, wait till you read the following portion of this thoughtful post. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Since a couple of years, pornography has become a much-debated topic. People have now started questioning its free existence over the internet and thereby it’s devastating impact on people of varied age groups. Pornography undoubtedly wrecks our concept of love and romance, our idea about sex and gender, makes us appreciate and find pleasure from acts which promote brutality and violence. Watching porn gradually corrodes our sense of self-respect and our ability to respect the ones around us. It does not just make us yearn for a faulty and a materialistic relationship, but also severely damages our capability of appreciating raw beauty which is not glossed-up with cosmetics or fake erotic emotions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">With deepening internet penetration and technological advancements, today porn is freely available to whosoever wishes to consume it. This happens to be a matter of great worry as children at a tender age are able to access this content and are finding porn more entertaining than cartoons, outdoor games, and other growth supportive activities. Soft minds absorb without filtering, accept without questioning and reflect without spending time in understanding the pro's and con's of the content they are busy consuming. And as the child grows, the curiosity of experimenting the filmed content only grows stronger.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So, just in case you happen to be one of those who desperately navigates to websites catering porn, consume it out of addiction and later regret it, then here’s a list of a few things you could do to work on your addiction-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dive into Music-</span></b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Music is believed to have a therapeutic effect on its listeners. It has the capacity to transport you from your emotional current to altogether a different land. But, again I suggest you better be selective at picking up the genre for yourself. Instrumental music; violin, piano, sitar, flute, guitar, the sounds produced out of these instruments help you distract from your desperation for submitting to porn addiction. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Browse about sex trafficking-</span></b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> A lot of people do not know much about sex trafficking and the ones who know about it choose to ignore it. Pornography is also considered as filmed prostitution wherein not everybody comes with their choice; many are dragged into it just that it happens in the brothels. The one-time solution is to sensitize people about the gravity of the issue so that they can sympathize and empathize with the dolled-up porn stars. Sensitisation would help cut down the demand for porn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Watch a romantic-comedy</span></b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">- Watching romantic comedy films or sitcoms will help you register back the lost picture of true romance. Though films are fictional and gross, yet they definitely do successfully distract you when your urge of watching porn drives you almost insane.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Vent-out frustration on the treadmill-</span></b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Most people tend to consume porn because the element of sexual violence entertains them like nothing else. So, to deal with the ever boiling frustration due to work pressure or love betrayal, you can instead go to a gym and burn your calories along with a bucketful of frustration. This would help you channelize your anger and do constructive good.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Go have an offline hang-out</span></b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">- I believe, the more you are connected to the people in the offline world, the more close you will find yourself incomprehensible sync with the ground reality and would thereby like to court and marry a girl in real time, instead of staying over the internet and getting aroused with the fake and brutal sex filmed and freely made available over various websites; porn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I hope reading the above assertion has not just made you aware of the shocking damages of consuming porn, but has also made a positive impact by suggesting few most practiced healthy distractions. I wholeheartedly wish that the accused watchmen who first forcefully showed three porn films to Monika before sexually assaulting her and eventually smothering her to death shall get an exemplarily strict punishment. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Aditi Gulatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556733525510172447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641351063446384279.post-36132134893210327662016-10-10T05:53:00.003-07:002017-04-22T21:48:08.866-07:00Oh dear, who told you that you are Cool because you are Sarcastic?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Are you a self-proclaimed Chandler? Yeah, I am referring to the character from Legendary American sitcom- Friends, played by Matthew Perry. Perhaps, you didn’t really bother to Google his name while you enjoyed munching popcorns on the couch with your eyes amusingly glued to TV, which broadcasted the sitcom series. But, the question that I want to ask today is, did you fall in love with the character to an extent, that to you, ‘sarcasm’ gradually rose from being just another literary term to your way of being?<br />
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Now, before you feel offended, I want you to know that I haven’t been able to adore any other sitcom the way I adored Friends. This is so not because I found all the contextual occurrences relatable, but because it sweetly transported me to a goofily happy world, offering its witty dose of laughter which seemed absolutely necessary to digest everyday reality.<br />
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Having stated the above, I now feel that I can safely go on to express my unusual take on Sarcasm. Well, as you know Sarcasm has recently become one of the most preferred ways of communicating almost everything. I don’t say that Sarcasm was an unheard or a never-before-practiced way of interacting, but I do strongly believe that it was only recently that it gained popularity in the mainstream.<br />
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So, if you have been so far considering sarcasm to be something cool and funny, I would like to suggest you re-think, because sarcasm is really just hostility masqueraded as humor. Trust me, if you begin to calculatedly evaluate the damaging effects of sarcasm, you would be completely shocked at how inappropriate, culturally offensive, and emphatically cruel most of the sarcastic comments are. For instance, some of the key ruins are-<br />
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<b>Sarcasm does hurt and offends: </b>To be frank, sarcasm is really just the most convenient way for people to express their disapproval without actually daring to come forward and speaking their minds. But, where from do we learn this art of laughingly offending people? The truthful answer is that we absorb this from a variety of places and ignorantly bring it into our habits. TV is one of the main contributors and Friends is most certainly a globally popular machine.<br />
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Sitcoms like Friends are loaded with sarcastic remarks and, of course, the viewers laugh at the embarrassment the recipient demonstrates. Most people get fooled that these are merely clever proverbs from quick-witted characters who are famous worldwide. But, this is all purposely scripted by television writers for entertaining the audience, but they ignorantly end up setting an example for viewers to follow and the result is that our children grow up believing sarcasm to be an essential element of being cool and socially acceptable.<br />
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<b>Gives birth to ambiguity: </b>Sarcasm depends heavily on the tone of the commentator’s voice, body language, and other significant nonverbal cues to be properly understood. The absence of any of these essential elements can cause a real-time disturbance in the process of communication. So, why rely on a method which doesn’t guarantee the desired result? And, at the very least, it’s got a tremendous potential to be misunderstood since there is always a ‘hidden message’ intricated. Thus, I urge you to consider today whether it’s worth risking and heartlessly alienating another person just for getting yourself a hearty laughter.<br />
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<b>Does not inspire change: </b>The most resorted way to defend the undue use of sarcasm is by suggesting a not-so-actual purpose of “funnily inspiring” change. First of all, I feel that there are numerous other more suiting ways to encourage people to make the due changes in their respective fields. Secondly, even if I buy your idea of comically offering people a mirror and thereby instigating them to make improvements, I don’t think your message is really understood and acted upon. Because had that been the case, our world would have been a much better place, for every family of five has at least two people who do excessively use sarcasm in their everyday communication. That is to suggest, sarcasm often goes unnoticed without having played its supposed role in activating change.<br />
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<b>Demonstrates a lack of conviction: </b>Whenever somebody counts on sarcasm to get a point across in a cloaked manner, it demonstrates a clear lack of conviction and courage to say what the person actually means. However, an occasional sarcastic remark may not intensely harm, remember that people judge your character every day by paying close attention to what you say as well as how you act. The collective result of those judgments is your reputation which can seriously be in danger if you continue to ignorantly use sarcasm in your daily interaction with one another.<br />
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If reading the above assertion has even slightly triggered your mind to give your mastery of sarcasm a second thought, then let me tell you that I am extremely happy. I invested time in typing down my idea about eliminating sarcasm from our everyday communication because I myself have experienced the side effects of using sarcasm. So, today, let’s un-numb our minds and try to break through this habit which Does offend a lot of people. And, at the same time, let's together find more creative ways of breaking boundaries and building fruitful ties.<br />
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Aditi Gulatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556733525510172447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641351063446384279.post-4407980080148569072016-09-21T05:44:00.001-07:002016-09-21T08:17:44.601-07:00A World That Was Once Wonderful<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Aditi Gulatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556733525510172447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641351063446384279.post-26846493756661599582016-09-20T06:13:00.002-07:002017-04-22T21:56:44.585-07:00A Freeway To A Better World<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On the weekend, while sipping a king size cafe latte in a Rajiv Chowk metro station's Cafe Coffee Day, I wondered what does it take from a person to acknowledge and appreciate the being and effort of another person? I couldn't help observing people's raised eyebrows and instant frowns for neither the coffee was interesting enough to distract me nor was it possible for me to commence reading my new book amidst all the superficial chatter that eclipsed the English country music streaming from cafe's new wireless Bose speakers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Accept it or not, most of us refrain from pausing and dropping a genuinely good note or even a simple smile to any person we come across, who we do find wholeheartedly fusing-in all his/her resource and talent to do something remarkable. Now, you most probably would say "So what? How does it matter? Somebody or the other would pause by and appreciate the chap, why do I have to it? And, by the way, when nobody ever has been all that nice to me, why should I be?" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Did I just catch you awkwardly smiling? Yeah, I guess I did, because, you see, I understand that you can closely relate to all of this and are also somewhere down the line a bit apologetic for the same. But, if we are human enough to feel apologetic, why aren't we humane enough to dare and drop a note of appreciation to the ones who are enthusiastically trying to do things which you almost always ignored? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1- <b>A Freeway to a better world: </b> Your sincere compliment can inspire somebody to fight against all odds and keep making the extraordinary efforts to beautify the world. Assuming that you are a Twitterati as well apart from being an ardent lover of Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Snapchat, I hope you do get to read about the horrifying everyday occurrences inflicted by groups of intolerant people from around the world. Then, explain it to me, how is it that you haven't so far been able to understand the fundamental essentiality of encouraging the people who are doing genuine good? Give it a thought, because, like many other believers, I too believe that the best way to better up any society is by encouraging its selflessly dedicated craftsmen to come together. </span></div>
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Aditi Gulatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556733525510172447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641351063446384279.post-18905566059518933572016-09-18T20:28:00.001-07:002017-04-22T21:59:22.321-07:00The Art of Standing Calmly Against the Wave<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.5333px;">The art of standing calmly against the wave of change isn't too hard to master. But, before I go on to profess my understanding in detail, I would like to know, if you remember having experienced moments which came straight out of the blue when in your mental landscape you sat back and asked yourself while brooding onto the sudden change of events, "Is this it?" "Was it this I was looking for?" "Will my decision be rewarding?" "Will that reward be enough to cheer me up?" Well, if you find this situation relatable, I suggest you get yourself a tumbler of fresh water and sit down to read through. </span></div>
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couldn't catch the live broadcast of Rio 2016 Paralympics on any of the sports
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Now, that does sound a little absurd, right? Because, despite you
having enthusiastically tweeted about it a day ago, you just couldn't
experience the extraordinary thrill of watching some of the most phenomenal
athletes putting forth their best at the Rio Paralympics field.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Well, to your surprise, India is amongst the 65 countries in the
world including South Asia, South-East Asia, and central Africa – where the
Paralympic Games will not be shown on Television. Now, you may assume that the sports
broadcasters perhaps do not have the required rights, but what if you get to
know that they didn't even bid for the rights?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The list of these ignorant sports channels includes Sony ESPN, Ten
Sports, and also the public broadcaster; Doordarshan Sports. On contrary
to their deliberate miss-out in not covering Rio 2016 Paralympics at all, they
had a totally different story during Rio 2016 Olympics. For instance; Star
Sports, dedicated 8 channels, (Yeah, you heard right) 8 channels to telecast
Olympics, out of which 4 channels were in standard definition and the rest 4 in
high definition. They enthusiastically broadcasted over 3,000 hours of action
during the Games. No, we are not done yet; Star Sports also had 14 live feeds
and 36 concurrent feeds on Hotstar, its digital platform. Nevertheless, it
looks the Paralympics is just not worth their creative effort.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">However, to stream support, our Prime Minister Narendra Modi did
tweet; “The people of India will be enthusiastically cheering for our athletes
representing India at the Rio 2016 Paralympics, starting 7th Sept.” But, the
paradox remains because sports fans in India have no other choice than to
disappointedly resort to watching the games online at www.paralympic.org and
www.olympicchannel.com.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You would be absolutely amazed to know that this year to bring back
glory to our country, sports contingent of 19 athletes are sent to compete at
Rio 2016 Paralympics. And, because I strongly feel that these athletes deserve
several rounds of applause, I would like to hereby list out their names and
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Paralympics athletes not just for their medals, but more importantly for their
undying spirit and extraordinary courage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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respective events is taken from <a href="http://rio2016olympicswiki.com/india-at-the-2016-summer-paralympics/4435/">Official
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Aditi Gulatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556733525510172447noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641351063446384279.post-79498238149482931512016-09-08T01:14:00.001-07:002016-09-11T19:23:27.990-07:00Intervention Of The Divine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I know I haven't posted since a very long time. The reason is, I met with an accident lately, an accident which gave me a head injury, but it, more importantly, gave me back my lost clarity. Okay, this might sound a little fancy to you, but that is how it is. Post my accidents, I could recognise and understand the pattern of events in my life so far, with an astounding amount of clarity. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Frankly, after being badly hit and literally thrown onto the ground, by this random vehicle speedily driven by an absolutely inconsiderate driver, in a not-so-busy colony of Delhi, while I was simply crossing the street, I felt as if my breath had numbly paused, for forever. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My accident now seems to be, perhaps the best thing that happened to me lately. I've now become much more grateful and observant towards the countless graces bestowed upon us all by the spirit (God) which look onto our safety while we every now and then embark on our new journeys. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1- <a href="https://soundcloud.com/asrar_asrar/mast-hoa-by-asrar" target="_blank">Mast Hua By Asrar</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">10-<a href="https://soundcloud.com/furqanmuhammed/jogi-coke-studio-pakistan" target="_blank">Jogi By Fariha Pervez ft Muazzam Ali Khan </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Aditi Gulatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556733525510172447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641351063446384279.post-50294326478983416502016-06-29T02:07:00.000-07:002016-08-09T02:07:23.868-07:00Being at Google<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Well, my experience at <a href="https://www.korrade.com/" target="_blank">Korrade</a>'s <a href="https://www.korrade.com/events/ask-google/" target="_blank">#AskGoogle</a> 2 day event in collaboration with <a href="https://www.google.com/intl/en_in/about/" target="_blank">Google</a>- Gurgaon</span> wasn’t just an average happy experience; it was rather an overwhelming one, which amazingly opened up my mind to a Global oceanic body (Google) that is convincingly offering an endless array of opportunities and solutions for people like you and me to grow above and beyond. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: gabriola;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 21.4667px;">I had in my recent past the opportunity to make visits to companies across the verticals for a variety of purposes, but somehow I never felt compelled with enough joy to pause and write about my experiences. Apart from having one of the most stunningly enormous buildings, interestingly innovative canteens, awe-inspiring work-station decor, tidy green rooms, there’s something more than this that makes Google, unlike any other workplace.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: gabriola;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 21.4667px;">Can you guess what that “something” might be? Well, that something is nothing other than the spark of content and pride, which I assure you can spot in the eyes of each Googler and mind you the list includes not just Coders, Designers, Sales or Communication professionals, but also chefs, receptionists, and guards at Google.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: gabriola;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 21.4667px;">During the sessions, I never for a minute felt bored, instead, I tried my best to absorb as much as I could from the humbly interactive execution of informative presentations. I strongly believe, to build any initiative into a phenomenal institution, one doesn’t just require swift funding, but more essentially an enthusiastic team of employees which feels happy and humble firstly about their association and secondly about their work.</span></span><br />
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Aditi Gulatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556733525510172447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641351063446384279.post-19404728559826342642016-06-14T21:40:00.003-07:002016-08-09T02:47:09.031-07:00Please, let only LOVE win!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px; line-height: 24.5333px;">Guns, Mental illness, Islamophobia, Hatred, Domestic Violence, Racism, Homegrown Extremism, different people hold different things responsible for what happened at the midnight in one of the most enthralling gay nightclubs in Orlando, Florida. Untangling this senseless violence is an unnerving struggle not just for Americans, but for all the people around the world who fear that there could be more.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px; line-height: 24.5333px;">To many people, the mass shooting above all was an act of barbarity by a terrorist determined on harming America. To LGBTQ community, it was something else as well: an attack to puncture their flights and discourage them from celebrating the liberties that the patrons at Pulse were enjoying that night. The shootout evoked a spontaneous outburst of support and sympathy for a group that is still often mocked, with people expressing solidarity through whatever way they can on the social media.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px; line-height: 24.5333px;">Not-so-surprisingly, within 24 hours of the shootout, the Islamic State had publicly claimed the shooter—29-year-old Omar Mateen—as one of their own, igniting promises from presidential contenders to defeat the terrorist group. The ground level political reality for people of the Muslim community is no less disturbing; as after each incident of this kind, there’s an undeniable sad escalation of attacks and violence toward Muslims.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px; line-height: 24.5333px;">On the other hand, violent bouts are all too common in the LGBT community as well, which is strongly believed to be Omar’s intended target. Since the attack, Omar’s father, Mir Siddique told NBC News that his son had recently seen “two men kissing” in Miami and became “very angry.” But, can that justify the death of 50 beautiful people who simply had come to a nightclub to joyfully dance a step or two? What century are we all really living in?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px; line-height: 24.5333px;">However, it’s difficult to determine whether Omar’s alleged commitment to the Islamic State or homophobic anger was the primary trigger of what was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. soil. But the fact remains that he targeted a gay club during the pride month.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px; line-height: 24.5333px;">Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights campaign, told reporters during a press conference “This is what disgusts me the most about this tragedy: The maniac who did this was somehow conditioned to believe that LGBTQ people deserve to be massacred and that they are less-than in this society,” He also added “And he wasn’t just hearing this message from faraway terrorist organizations. He was hearing it from politicians and radical anti-LGBTQ Extremists right here in our own country.”</span></span><br />
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Aditi Gulatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556733525510172447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641351063446384279.post-28174266081313636722016-06-03T09:48:00.002-07:002017-04-23T01:42:11.697-07:00Got Insomnia? Let's talk about it!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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always thought being an “Insomniac” was something incredibly cool. Surprisingly,
now, I crave for a sound & proportionate sleep more than a perfectly</span><span style="color: #4f6228; font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> warm slice of
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relatable? Well that’s factually true for
most of us who follow 9-6 work routine and wish to strive harder.
Unfortunately, Insomnia is not growth supportive; instead it sharply kills our
over-all productivity. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4a452a; font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">However, before we
talk about solutions, we first must know what exactly Insomnia is. Insomnia is
one of the most common sleep disorders, which is characterized by difficulty in
falling or staying asleep. Some people with insomnia may fall
asleep easily but wake up too soon, whereas other insomniacs may have the
opposite tendency. Of course, the end result is poor-quality sleep and an everlasting feeling of
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you will come across studies that claim the existence of mainly two types of
insomnia; primary and secondary. Secondary Insomnia is observed to be the most
common type as almost 8 out of 10 people with insomnia are diagnosed with it. Here, ‘Secondary’ in medical terms means that
the insomnia is not the main thing; it is rather a symptom or a side-effect of
some other chronic problem. Some of the problems that usually cause this type of insomnia
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a crucial board meeting or dozing off accidentally while appearing for an
important exam, you have got to get rid of your ‘unhealthy’ habits.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Get the right
mattress:</span></b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Sleep comfortably or don’t sleep at all. Make sure you have got the
mattress which is neither too hard nor too soft.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Make your room
soundproof:</span></b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Often, insomnia
is caused by being awakened recurrently by loud noises. So, try sleeping in a soundproof
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<b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Cut down your
caffeine-intake: </span></b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I agree, caffeine is a great pick-me-up, but it can also
become really scary. It’s a great stimulator, but when you get to the point of
needing that morning mug like the air you breathe it’s time you cut down your
caffeine intake at least by half. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Take a bath and listen
instrumental music:</span></b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Wash and make yourself clean and while you do that play Instrumental
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<b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Never trade your
sleep:</span></b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Sound sleep is a precious thing, trade it for no film, work, or late
night party. Once in a while can be acceptable, but repeated patterns create
concrete problems and if pattern is related to disruptive sleep, it can result
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<b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Let-go all your
stress: </span></b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Stress is considered to be the mother of all problems especially the
ones related to our health. Surviving in
a competitive environment is not as easy as it may sound, because stress comes
more often than the rains. To de-stress your life you can indulge in anything
which engrosses you and makes you happy.
For instance: you can swim, run, paint, bake, play, listen to happy
beats, or dance a step or two. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Aditi Gulatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556733525510172447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641351063446384279.post-53669511747597829802016-06-01T06:53:00.000-07:002017-04-22T22:07:01.899-07:00The other side<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Aditi Gulatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556733525510172447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641351063446384279.post-64023838437239074722016-05-30T00:17:00.001-07:002017-04-22T22:11:21.834-07:00Train thyself!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Many of you must have
several times heard people talking about one of the most popular Shakespearean quotes “Know thyself”, but I would like to talk about a step further;
Train thyself. Knowing the self in terms of both virtues and vices is absolutely
essential. For instance: </span><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">if you have come to the
point of realization where you are able to understand and accept that you have
got an anger-issue</span><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">, then to achieve control and resolve the issue you need to train yourself. And, trust me, living in an age
where more and more avenues for knowledge absorption are becoming digitally
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">From learning how to
manage your anger to cooking exotic new cuisines, you can count on the internet
to train yourself to accomplish almost anything that ever existed or is worth being
innovated. However, the key to success
of every sort remains the same; patience and sharp focus. So, if you’re
confused about how to actually start training yourself, take my advice of first
bringing order and discipline to your life by religiously following these
simple steps:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Wake-up early but work hard
till late-</span></b><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> Creating and more
importantly abiding by a routine can help you restore and channelize your
energy in achieving all your set targets. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and work hard, you ought to first cleanse your head and make space for fresh and
positive ideas. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you along. Summon the courage to say ‘yes’ to whatever life may throw at you. For
whatever happens, happens to teach us something incredibly valuable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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else apart from you would ever think of you, with greater interest than you. So,
be your coach, be strict but also be self-rewarding. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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narration, do your research and the practical before building your belief. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Never stop training yourself; checking yourself even when you are able to
locate visible signs of success. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Aditi Gulatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556733525510172447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641351063446384279.post-47712433349662569702016-05-29T04:50:00.001-07:002016-05-30T00:20:35.260-07:00Let’s UnNumb the world!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Many of you would have wondered about the possible reason behind the
name switch-over </span><span style="font-size: 21.3333px; line-height: 24.5333px;">i.e. </span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">from Hopper’s Blog to UnNumb. Well, the reason is simple
that the purpose can be served better under this new label, for all that this
Hopper has ever intended to suggest in her uniquely colloquial voice, are workable ways to un-fuck
the world. There is too much chaos spread around both in our internal and
external cosmos, which does need due care and attention. UnNumb is going to do
just that and help build a growth supportive environment for us all to rise
above & beyond. I strongly hope to have your continual readership and fruitful interaction. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Aditi Gulatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556733525510172447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641351063446384279.post-51971513114085569412016-01-27T03:19:00.001-08:002016-01-27T03:50:37.535-08:00Don't let the Social-ball bounce back and knock your face!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In this day
and age, where availing information is becoming unbelievably cheaper, acquiring
attention of your intended audience is becoming painfully difficult. Deepening
internet penetration is motivating young minds to turn their ideas into
actions, by participating in the start-up trend. As a result, you have so many
people aiming for the same thing, and that is certainly not a thing to look
down about, because we do know how client acquisition through presentation of
impressible design, is important not just for the company name to float amongst
the retail giants, but also for it to substantially grow. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But, how to
get onto the stage of social media, in a way that everybody is aroused with
great interest to hear your idea? Surely, not everybody is going to drop by
your website just like that. For, as blogger, I do understand that to bring
traffic to your blog, you need to either mention that in your work profile and
be circulating that quite often (which perhaps, you actually won’t do if you
aren't actively looking for a job) or you can tweet or post your latest blog-link
and promote each deliberate buzz, organically or otherwise. Yeah, you do know what I mean by otherwise,
don’t you? <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So, when I
was interviewed for my first internship, I was asked one simple question “Do
you understand Social Media and its functionality?” I hopped with excitement
and smilingly answered “Yes, of course” and the question which was shot next
was “No, I'm not asking whether you are there on social media, I'm asking
whether you do know, for example the pitfalls and how to avoid them?” and I was
like “Okay, yeah a bit” and somehow strangely they picked me up for my honesty.
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But, to make
you understand my interviewer’s point, let me put it this way, that not so
strangely, promoting your personal blog and promoting your company’s blog or
your company’s client’s blog, happen to be three entirely different things. </span><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Sadly,
a lot of people end-up getting injured by their own social ball throw, for it
sometimes bounces back. And, thereby such people lose out </span><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">the opportunity to
actually handshake with people, who could fetch them not just great
possibilities of growth and wider recognition, but also the actual good
opportunities for wholesome growth in their respective sectors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So, I
gradually allowed myself to learn, through experimentation and experience, </span><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">how
to be cautious of such accidental possibilities </span><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">and instead, have a better grip. And </span><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">for
this</span><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, I just kept notice of a few things, in
particular, especially while addressing people, with the content that I had, at
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<u><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Don’t
jump-in without a schemed-out strategy</span></u><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">: Social media is an interesting place to
kick-off your gig, but you mustn't forget that just like you shouldn't hop-in a
corporate party with your pyjamas on, you shouldn't launch your business idea,
without having figured out a workable strategy. Because, otherwise, you’d be
“doing” social media but your overall efforts would be disjointed and lacking the
required direction and focus. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Be
consistent, or don’t be there at all</span></u><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">: A lot of
businesses get-onto Social media networks, quite enthusiastically, but, like
air balloons they pop-out of existence too soon. Consistency is very important;
you can’t just slide off at the back stage whenever you feel like. Social media
is a powerful tool, which must be employed only to speedily promote your big idea,
only when you are ready to regularly put in a consistent amount of researched
data and observation. People rarely achieve desired success at their first
attempt, but after every failure, they actually have double the chances of
success, because there’s so much to learn and work-upon. So, don’t go there
just for the namesake, go there if you wish to stay and change the game. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Do engage
with your followers:</span></u><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> There are endless options today for people to
navigate to and get informed or entertained, believe me. So, frankly, you just
can’t afford to not engage with your followers.</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Not engaging with followers. And,
to do that, social media should not be a ‘one-way street’. To actually be
successful and to actually build a following that does matters, you would
actually have to be social, actively social. So, assert, that you are
concerned, by asking questions and also answering the ones you smartly can. This would help people understand and accept
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<u style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Never,
skip-out tracking analytics and KPIs</span></u><span style="font-family: "gabriola";"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">: If your goal is higher and bigger, then you
need to strategize accordingly. You need to be concerned about details, yes,
you need to study and observe the analytics to better curate your policy. And,
for that you need to treat Social media same as your other marketing activities
and properly measure it. For, it </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 21.4667px;">isn't</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> at all wise to assume, that by simply keeping track of the number of fans or
followers is an apt enough indication of successful growth. As, Social media
channels have matured to the point where there is an increasingly high level of
analytics behind them. So, it’s always advised to keep a close eye on your
social media analytics, such as Facebook Insights, LinkedIn Page Statistics and
Pinterest analytics. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So, work
hard, because nothing at all is easy, but work smart, because nothing at all is
impossible. </span><span style="font-family: gabriola; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">And,
do keep in consideration these probable Social-ball bounce back angles, or else
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Well, Beacons have actually been creating much buzz over the internet because of their surprisingly versatile-utility; they are now used in various industries to build proximity based unique experiences for the users. Though, the verdict is not yet out, on about how much of an impact beacons will be able to make. But, they surely happen to hold an astounding potential in building some very personalized experiences for the end users especially in the indoor retail segment. Did you still not get it what </span><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">I'm</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> really trying to talk about?</span></span><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt;"> </span><a href="https://youtu.be/ZGL0HpNm5BY" target="_blank">Here</a><span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt;">, watch this explanatory video. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 16.0pt;">So, did that arouse your interest? If yes, then come let’s go into details, and understand how Beacons do it- they broadcast small packets of data at regular intervals through radio waves. These packets can interact with your smartphones to identify your location and trigger events such as push notifications with ads, promotional coupons, and product information. So far cool, right?</span></div>
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Aditi Gulatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556733525510172447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641351063446384279.post-49890769377734005642016-01-15T03:15:00.001-08:002016-01-15T03:20:57.826-08:00Something Worth Mentioning <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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having 50 different jobs and skill-set, sent me the exactly same message, on
LinkedIn when I made an experience update. I was astonished to see, how
everybody was becoming like everybody; no difference at all between one
LinkedIn user and the other. Sadly, over time </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 21.4667px;">they've</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> become just another brick
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every other time I just </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 21.4667px;">couldn't</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> stop smiling. Well, he wrote “</span></span><i style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">A remarkable product or service is like a
purple cow. Brown cows are boring; purple ones are worth mentioning. Those
ideas spread; those organizations grow. The essence of what’s happening in the
market today revolves around creating purple cows. Here’s the marketing math:
Ideas that spread, win. Boring ideas don’t spread. Boring organizations don’t
grow. Working in an environment that’s static is no fun. Even worse, working
for an organization that is busy fighting off change is horrible. So, why haven’t
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start, one first ought to believe in the bright possibilities and accept the
necessity of change. No, </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 21.4667px;">I'm</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> certainly not talking about the texture of your
tie or the colour of your liner, but of your attitude towards people and
situations. I suggest that you let yourself be; don’t cover-up, just pick-up the
courage and voice your opinion. And, reach
out to people, in whichever way you think is fit (of course do be ethical), and
thereby encourage people to respond back with a more openness. So, common’
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contributes to our collective experience, making it beautifully wholesome. Today,
to book a vacation, is far easier than deciding a new haircut for yourself, not
that they are no apps in specific for that, but because more and more people
are interested and excited about investing in travel as an industry and thereby
producing and offering a variety of options with attractive discount deals. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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unexplored. Here, I present to you the 7 top international travel destinations.
Yes, International, for I believe that to better connect with the world outside,
we need to do lot more than just interacting with people through the internet, while
sitting distantly apart; like we must allow ourselves to inhale the indigenous fragrance,
taste the delicacies prepared by cultural vibes and weather, and of course, meet people beyond the borders.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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way off letting your troubles wind-off, then this is the place, which above the
rest, you should make a visit to. It offers total isolation, though, the play
of light, sky, and weather, will make you feel beautifully accompanied and
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time of year you may decide to go. Specially, on March 20, 2015, there was a
full solar eclipse boundlessly visible from the Islands. And, of course
witnessing a full solar eclipse, is not casual thing, it happens to be a majestically mystifying moment for most people. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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kept heritage, Koyasan, a monastic complex that stands firm and bright, about two
hours by train south of Osaka. Koyasan, happened to mark its 1,200th
anniversary in 2015. It's here that you can get that blissful opportunity of staying in one of the
temples which welcomes guests and opens to them a peep-in, onto everyday
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Matterhorn, which has been luring travellers from across the world. Certainly,
nobody can resist pointing a camera up to that majestic wonder of nature. But,
there’s something more than the Alps for you to look onto; Zermatt Unplugged
acoustic music festival and the Swiss Food Festival, which both happen in the
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anything forbidden. And, Myanmar’s Mergui Archipelago does just that, as the
Burmese government kept the whole area off-limits to foreigners until 1997. It rouses curiosity, like an exotic
fairy-land tale, where there are hundreds of undiscovered white-sand beaches,
dense uncombed jungles, and clans of various mysterious Mokena sea gypsies. You
can dive deep in the water and explore an aquatic festival of life, with swarms
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the place for you. A gorgeous island, which shall give you a hundred beautiful
reasons, to keep coming and exploring, the dense breeze and achieve a sense of
calm sitting by shore-side, sipping a bottle of local bear or two. In fact,
when in 1942, Errol Flynn, a Hollywood heartthrob, discovered this paradise in
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consideration, the best possible escapes. I believe, every activity to which we
expose ourselves and further participate, somehow always adds-on to our
understanding of the whole universe. Travelling is one such activity, whereby a
traveller goes into the wild, in order to come closer to the expanse of
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Aditi Gulatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556733525510172447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641351063446384279.post-15076610271646062872016-01-04T09:17:00.003-08:002017-04-22T22:13:49.664-07:00Music IS therapeutic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">In this day and age, dosing music is a part of everybody’s daily life; you can easily notice that while traveling in a metro, you’ll see most people gazing out the window, transporting their minds to a land of musical isolation. Well, whichever career or profession you may pick for yourself, you’ll always get to see that stress and anxiety have their own smart ways to leak into your mind. Unfortunately, due to our ever-increasing stress levels, an awful variety of disorders have come into existence. Depression is these days one of most common health problems faced by people of almost every country in the world. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Bruscia (1989) defined <i>music therapy </i>as “a systematic process of intervention wherein the therapist helps the client to achieve health, using musical experiences and the relationships that develop through them as dynamic forces of change” The “systematic process of intervention” refers in part to the rationale behind the use of music as therapy. A basic assumption is that musical behaviors, such as the way a client makes music, reflect and parallel underlying psychological functions. Systematic interventions in music therapy may lead to changes in a client’s musical behavior and that are indications that a psychological change has also occurred.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Everything we do; hear, read, watch or write, it all leaves a certain amount of impression on our sub-conscious mind, absorption of which we only realize when at certain situations, it pops-up as an auto-suggestion. Humans </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 19.9733px;">aren't</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"> machinery, made of flesh and bone, we all are rhythmic beings; the beating of our heart, our sleep cycle, our breathing process, we all have the rhythm in us and as per our mood swing, our interest in the music genre, varies. Today, there are so many centers which help provide Music therapy to the ones in need. You can not only get yourself therapeutically treated but can also become a Therapist yourself, if you have a deep interest in music or are a clinical psychologist.</span></span><br />
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was really wondering which out of all resolutions, should I this time pick-up,
for I am really no more interested to do things for the namesake. And, I came
to this conclusion, that the best thing would be to pick-up my old-self and
accomplish all things, this year, which I ever desired. And, start my life on a
clean new slate, with a kick-ass fresh new attitude. So, here’s the list of things
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point pen and sketch a cartoon or two</span></b><span style="font-family: Gabriola;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">- It’s quite disappointing to see people
underestimate the potential of cartoons. They consider it nothing more than a
child’s-play. It actually </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 21.4667px;">isn't</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> so; cartooning, like any other art form has a
great amount of capacity to communicate loud and clear. All you need is to have
a bright idea, worth communicating. And, I have decided to add it back in my
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perfection - you'll never reach it.” Well, I don’t agreeably buy that, because
I do think perfection can be achieved, provided you try. Perfection is dynamic,
because a lot of people out there are making efforts to raise the bar and see
what is hanging up there. And, </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 21.4667px;">anyway</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, every time you sit back with heart
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people dolling-up and going places, just so that they have things to post and
tag, on social networking sites. People lose out the exclusive time, which they
with great difficulty draw-out from their tight packed schedules, by just going
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‘posting’ appears to them far more important than addressing the void. So, this
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whether, it is your classroom desk or your workplace cubicle, just keep the
minimum, so that you have enough room to ideate and create. Which is why, I have decided
to box-back the unwanted and cut the clutter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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offline-</span></b><span style="font-family: Gabriola;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> I lately read a book, titled- Collaborative Intelligence, wherein
Angie McArthur wrote “Despite our unending love affair with digital devices, we
still crave face-to-face connection with other people. Too often we find
ourselves working alone, through our screens, cut-off from the regular sources
of renewal and inspiration.” And I realised how a sad a fact that is. That is
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Aditi Gulatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556733525510172447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641351063446384279.post-23852179894414682632015-12-27T19:20:00.001-08:002016-09-15T04:06:07.503-07:00Keep the idea from dying<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Almighty. Today is Christmas; it is both a sacred religious holiday and a
worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. It </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 21.4667px;">isn't</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> just about Santa Claus,
but quiet majorly about the birth of Jesus; son of God. </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 21.4667px;">I'm</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> not a Christian and
I guess I don’t have to be one, to celebrate this occasion. I remember, the Christmas
preparations, carol-singing competitions, class-room decorations, gift-ceremonies,
which use to happen with high-spirit, back when I was in school. They
taught us one important thing over and over again that Christmas is about benevolence.
Of course, Christmas Carol by Charles
Dickens had its role in beautifying my understanding further.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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doing something just the way I did last time; I and my cousins drove around the
streets on Christmas eve, with clothes and food for stray animals. And, it just
felt way too nice, to daringly do ‘acts of random kindnesses'. Thus, I always
tell people to employ money in doing something extra-large, at least on
Christmas rather than wasting it away on liquor and munching junk. Each one of
us can do so much more for one another, if only we decide to. So, here I bring
to you 8 most wonderful quotes of benevolence: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Aditi Gulatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556733525510172447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641351063446384279.post-83348170567760444552015-12-23T06:24:00.001-08:002017-04-23T01:29:53.747-07:00Bright and Bold<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And, it was at that moment, that I asked myself “If she can do it, that too at such live-stage, without panicking any bit, then what’s wrong with rest of us? Why we so often make such fuzz?” You know what she later communicated after digesting what just had happened with her over the stage? She posted a photograph along with a caption on Instagram, saying "After the storm, comes the calm," I want to thank each and every one of you who have sent messages of support and strength. Every one of you has become an incredible human being in my book and I am the most fortunate and thankful for having the support not only from one country but from the whole entire world," and she went on. "Your destiny is written for you. And my destiny was this. I was able to bring happiness to my country after becoming Miss Universe for only a couple of minutes... Today because of that COLOMBIA and the LATIN COMMUNITY are being talked about in every corner of the world. I also want to congratulate the Philippines for their new Miss Universe," she added, conveying wishes for Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach. "The happiness that you must be feeling must be incredible. Life continues and in the future, we will find out why things happen the way they happen. Thank you all for your LOVE SUPPORT and KINDNESS."</span></div>
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Aditi Gulatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556733525510172447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641351063446384279.post-21490893499018438662015-12-22T22:41:00.002-08:002015-12-23T01:51:40.468-08:00An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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of non-violence was famously used in the campaign for freedom and independence
in India. Back then, it had stood for non-violence and patient-retaliation. Though,
there were many freedom fighters who did not quite agree with Gandhi’s
philosophy. Yet, even in this day and age it holds relevance for
peace-proposers from across the globe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sadly, we live in a world where people are losing their tolerance
power and ability to forgive, underneath the ever rising pressure to compete
and win. We happen to have more enemies than friends. We feel wronged and
unjustified which is why we go on to rebel with fists and loud words. But, we
fail to realise that fighting would do no good; that making drone-strikes will
only make more innocents die than the extremists and it only gives birth to
more anger and desperation for revenge. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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look into ourselves? The change that the world needs will have to begin from
self-improvement; by studying our destructive history and the lost
opportunities. The thing is we have
become too individualistic we have lost interest in belonging to anyone,
listening to anyone else’s ideas. We are ‘want-it-all and want-it-now’
generation, we just cannot wait for the right moment and that’s basically how
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culture which is pretty much unkind to children. Reprimanding by beating is the
only solution which pops-up in people’s mind to discipline the child. Sparing
the rod is certainly, not our culture, but using it, is. How unfortunate it is,
that we think children get disciplined when we are violent, in deeds or
verbally. But, in reality, we don't create disciplined children, we instead
create, paranoid children who lie and cheat to somehow safeguard themselves
against that irrational violence (though, of course violence is beyond any
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<span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Violence perpetuates violence”; these kids become clones
of the ones who beat them and the circle goes on. Thus, violence is almost
genetic. And, it’s time that we must raise our voices, to things that take
place within and out our closed-circles. <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Because, remember</span> “<span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Your children will follow your example, not your
advice.”, so why don’t we also work on improving ourselves, rather than blaming
the kids for their way-out-of-the-left-field lifestyle. And, be friends to them
rather than belittling them all the time, just because they are not of our age.</span><br />
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the whole world blind”, if you bring to your notice things which are happening
all around the world, you will feel so deeply sorry for the both sides; ones
who perpetuate the violence and the ones who get victimised. And, it all happens because we are so blinded
by ever-increasing hatred and the desperation to avenge.</span></div>
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and bring back the lost harmony. But, by not forgiving or giving second chance,
we are blocking away the possibilities of a bright future, a future for all,
where each other’s voice is heard and addressed. So, we should work on reaching
beyond borders, not to extract and exploit resources but to offer an empathetic
hand of help. We have got brain, but let us not forget we have got a heart too,
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<span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Habits,
can either help you become better or can make you stumble down from the ladder, it all
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calmly and figuring out the best possible solutions. Over-reacting is perhaps
the worst way to end-up doing /saying things which you would later regret.</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><b style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Cribbing:</span></b><span style="font-family: Gabriola; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Now, you would
say “who </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 21.4667px;">doesn't</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> crib”, well, the ones who don’t, actually happen to make a more
wholesome use of their skills and talent, for instead of cribbing till the
end, they make efforts to mend things in the best possible manner.</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><b style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Wishing you
looked like the girl/boy next door- </span></b><span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">Comparing yourself to others and then
eventually feeling too low about the way you are, perhaps the best way to
ruin your possible happiness and contentment without which, it is in no way easy
to carry on living.</span></div>
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taking photographs rather than living the moment:</span></b><span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;"> Social media
pours a lot of pressure onto its users (actually, the users happily let it be
poured). But, the catch is, we forget to live the moments and save them forever
in our eyes. We value social media user’s opinion more than our own individual
opinion and preferences. So, I believe
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</span></span></span><b style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Valuing every
random advice:</span></b><span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;"> Haven’t the wise
heads said; “listen to all but follow your own gut feeling”? We screw our time and
space by valuing every random person’s random advice. Nobody else can ever
completely guide you through because they have never been in your shoes. So, I
suggest, you better value and follow your own gut instinct.</span></div>
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bloody self:</span></b><span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;"> We fail to give our 100% to every situation because we
doubt ourselves too much. Opportunities don’t keep showering-in every time, so
why waste them when they seasonally do, by not believing in yourself?</span></div>
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too much of caffeine:</span></b><span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;"> If you are a coffee addict or coke’s ardent lover, then
this for you, stop galloping-in caffeine, there are lot many other things out
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say ‘No’</span></b><span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">: Be strong and pick the courage up to say No, to things and people who deserve so. Because, saying ‘No’ sometimes,
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</span></span></span><b style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Hating the self</span></b><span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">: Start loving
and embracing the inner self. Make improvements if you must, but don’t hate
yourself. Your attitude towards life and people would drastically improve if
you do that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> So, follow what you must!</span></div>
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