This amount of time was made famous by Malcolm Gladwell in his book “Outliers: The Story of Success”. You can achieve proficiency in your skills whether teaching, swimming, singing, welding, cooking, any sport, etc. if you devote at least 10,000 hours doing that skill provided you apply constant improvement as
December 12, 2023
There are three universal skills that would increase our odds of professional success according to the famous cartoonist Scott Adams in his book “How to Fail in Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life”. The title of the book might seem irrelevant to the
December 7, 2023
Adam Grant, the famous author of the best-selling book, “Originals: How Non-Conformists Rule the World”, came up with a new book entitled, “Think Again” which is all about having an open mind and to always stand for the truth which means to be ready to be corrected on one’s beliefs.
December 1, 2023
When Mary put an expensive perfume on Jesus’ feet and wiped it with her hair, Judas Iscariot pretentiously complained, “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor?” (John 12:5). The Gospel of St. John says Judas did not really have concern for the poor but was
November 25, 2023
Our Lord Jesus Christ, is perfect God and perfect Man. He has remained Man in heaven for good for having saved us. We might think that it’s senseless to tempt Christ to commit sin when He is God who cannot sin. But it was His human nature that could sin
November 24, 2023
It’s normal for traditional Olympic sports athletes such as runners and swimmers to break world records that were held for years and decades. But world class action and adventure sports athletes such as rock climbers and kayakers would regularly break world records in just a few weeks or months. And
November 21, 2023
According to St. Thomas persons are named after saints which would be a name dependent on the day the person is born and coincides on the feast day of that particular saint. Our Christian belief is that when we are named after saints or a personality in Scripture that saint
November 16, 2023
Perhaps you are the person who tends to work 5 straight hours, especially if you have a project or report to finish, with no breaks during those 5 hours. You’ve skipped lunch and you feel proud that you have accomplished more than your workmates or classmates the entire morning. But
November 15, 2023
There is a passage in St. Matthew’s Gospel that could make us quiver. These are tough and unsettling statements from our Lord. “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to
November 10, 2023
Here’s a best-seller book to help us get rid of bad habits and replace them with good ones, written by Charles Duhigg entitled, “The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business”. According to the author, eliminating a bad habit with sheer willpower rarely works.
November 9, 2023
