Think back to the last compliment you received… and consider how it made you feel. I was recently in a 7/11 convenience store and had the sales assistant tell me he liked my hair. It was random. But it was awesome. His off-the-cuff words made my day. We often think nice things about people but not bother to vocalise the thought. If you like your mates dress, tell her. If a guy in your class has great hair, tell him. If your teacher was lectured in a particularly inspiring manner, let them know. We fail to give compliments for all manner of reasons, but it’s often the little compliments, the unexpected kind words, that make the most impact on someones day. Photo …
The Value of Reading
The rise of blogging as a most popular way of publishing content online has meant that an increasing number of people are finding themselves writing on a regular basis. People who would once never have considered putting pen to paper are now putting fingers to keyboard and broadcasting to the world. But is all this writing coming at the expense of time we might once have spent reading? Reading widely can ensure we consistently improve our own writing style. It is in observing the writing of others that we are best able to refine our own words. By absorbing the words of others we too increase our knowledge and become better educated on all matter of issues. A word is …
How observation can fulfil curiosity
Curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness. – Bryant H. McGill Curiosity, acted upon, provides us with knowledge, and knowledge, acted upon, creates change. By nurturing a curious mind we are able to equip ourselves with greater perspective, and consequently a deeper sense of gratitude. By filling our minds with the ideas of others we are empowering ourselves to have ideas of our own. In learning and listening we encourage ourselves to think a little more, speak up more often and act in ways more considered and conscientious. But where does one start? Where can we fulfil our curiosity? Observing the people around us and completing autonomous research is a simple and passive point at which to begin exercising …
How do you define success?
When considering our achievements, we are often our own harshest critics. We can reel off the successes of others with admiration or envy, but when it comes to our own stories, we waiver. We magnify our flaws and are quick to list all the points at which we feel we have failed. But what if we changed the language we use around success and failure? What if a failure is merely a stepping stone along the road to getting it right – without that ‘failure’ you’d not be pushed to explore a better option, without that ‘failure’ you’d not have learned determination, without that ‘failure’ your end result would not have felt quite as great. I’ve missed more than 9000 …
My name is Kate, I'm 24 and I live in Sydney where I study journalism, read The Guardian, eat dumplings and drink a lot of coffee. For more 