TED Community ยป Fatimah Ghanim

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  • A reply on Conversation: Why is it taking people triple the effort to laugh these days?

    Aug 18 2011: Well said!! I dont have anything other to comment other than: well said!!
  • A comment on Conversation: Why should listening be taught as a skill in school?

    Aug 14 2011: Hi

    I suggest we teach listening at home before school. Listening skills should be incorporated within the family institution primarily and then practiced at school as secondary. Somehow we place emphasis on schools and less in home education and behavior.

    Rgds,
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    A reply on Conversation: Why is it taking people triple the effort to laugh these days?

    Aug 14 2011: Hi Lars

    Thanks for your reply. I agree with you about the expectation gap of what technology has to offer. Many a times it backfires on us. Disillusionment is the right word. However, these days we have the entertainment, the movies, the physical devices, the products /services and the social networks that is supposed to make people get closer and move faster to lead a more comfortable life. Yet the result is stress on humanity. How can we make people losen up?
  • A reply on Conversation: Why is it taking people triple the effort to laugh these days?

    Aug 14 2011: Hi Rachel

    Thanks for your reply. Well, it takes a lot more effort to smile these days, saying 'triple' just means that - no statistics involved. But I do agree, children and babies laugh so much more than adults do. When is the time or at what phase does this transition happen in a person?
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    A comment on Conversation: If you could teach the world 1 valuable thing you learned, what would it be and why?

    Aug 14 2011: I like this quote: "Create like a God, Command Like a Kind, Work Like a Slave"
    This should be applied in both the business and personal world.
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    My personal contribution to this topic would be: Always have an open mind to learning. You learn every day. Keep learning. Keep the curiosity ongoing.

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