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On attractiveness

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La grande bellezza (2013)

“Attractiveness was negatively correlated with body mass index and with height (only in males). Attractive individuals reported being in a long-term romantic relationship more than others. Self-rated and/or other-rated attractiveness were positively correlated with self-reported social status, self-esteem, and past-positive time perspective, and negatively correlated with trait anxiety, neuroticism, and past-negative time perspective. ” (Study: Physical and psychosocial correlates of facial attractiveness.)

It’s nice to choose your partner, among other criteria, on attractiveness.

On the other hand, some people tend to only look at this and ignore other traits.

Sure, it matters; we’re built like this. But it should not be the main criterion, in my opinion.

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Follow-up: Diplomacy, culture and economics: Indian and Romanian perspectives – learning from the experience of Indian diplomats (Embassy of India, Bucharest, 2023.06.15)

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Diplomacy, culture and economics: Indian and Romanian perspectives - learning from the experience of Indian diplomats (Embassy of India

Ambassador hosted a discussion ‘Diplomacy, culture and economics: Indian and Romanian perspectives – learning from the experience of Indian diplomats’ on the ties between India and Romania, welcoming participants from ASE (Bucharest University of Economic Studies), including students and lecturers. The students expressed a keen interest in gaining deeper insights into Indian diplomacy and politics. They posed queries on India’s foreign policy and functioning of Indian missions abroad. The event was coordinated by Lector Dana Radler.

Below are photos from the event and participants’ testimonials.

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On doing good

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Thank you note

Whenever people ask others to do CSR activities, they tend to say, “You should CSR because not only is it something good for everyone, but it also specifically benefits you.”

I don’t think that’s the optimal approach. To me, this is a bit like telling a friend, “For helping me, I’ll pay you, but I’ll only pay you 50% of the market value.”

If I were to ask a friend for a service, I’d either pay them full or pay them nothing. That 50% is demotivating.

This is the same for CSR – people either do things for a direct benefit (profit), or for the sake of doing something good.

If you tell someone, “do CSR, and you’ll also partially benefit from this yourself”, it might prove a negative motivator.

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On The Whale (2022)

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The Whale (2022)

Some thoughts after seeing The Whale (2022)?

  • It goes under the skin; it makes you feel things.
  • It’s not easy to watch; it’s not a happy movie.
  • I connected a lot with the main character, I think it’s probably the best play of an actor I saw.
  • The other characters played well, also.
  • It’s on my top favorite movies.
  • Recommended movie, as long as you don’t mind being put into tough, sometimes negative, emotions.

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Why don’t I like movie trailers?

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On "Soul" (2020)

Most of all, because it’s a story from which you get nothing.

After watching a movie, re-watching the most important scenes via a trailer is a good idea.

But prior to it, watching the scenes in a trailer only gives you a very approximate idea of what the movie is about.

The whole thing about the movie is not about some scenes but how the things get connected in a story.

And you can’t have a story well told in a minute or two.

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