Review și recomandare: Oscar și tanti Roz – Teatrul Bulandra (2023.10.12, Casa de Cultură a Sindicatelor Constanța)

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Oscar și tanti Roz

Am văzut, a doua oară, “Oscar și tanti Roz” (Teatrul Bulandra) la Casa de Cultură a Sindicatelor Constanța.

Anterior, am văzut piesa undeva în zona lui 2009-2013, cred, undeva în acest interval.

Recent, o amică mi-a lăsat să înțeleg că e dificil să vezi piesa, e puternic emoționantă, citise cartea și probabil i se păruse foarte puternică.

Prima oară când am văzut piesa nu m-a impresionat.

Câteva idei după aseară:

  • Am plâns un pic.
  • Mi s-au părut că toți actorii au fost buni. Mi-a plăcut în mod special Oana Pellea.
  • A fost diferit față de prima oară probabil pentru că consider că eu m-am schimbat destul de mult, am o altă experiență de viață.
  • Muzica, din ce mi-am dat seama The Cranberries, mi-a plăcut mult, și consider că s-a potrivit cu spectacolul.
  • Mi-a plăcut și decorul și elementele de decor.
  • Ca o concluzie, nu mă deranjează să plâng, nu merg la teatru neapărat să simt o stare anume.
  • Poate nu e în top 3 piese văzute de mine, dar mi-a plăcut.

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Treating children as adults

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Jan Vlugt - Fun

“Gulliver’s travels” was not meant for children:

Despite the depth and subtlety of the book, as well as frequent off-colour and black humour, it is often classified as a children’s story because of the popularity of the Lilliput section (frequently bowdlerised) as a book for children.

Gulliver’s Travels – Wikipedia.

Also: Gulliver’s Travels Wasn’t Meant to Be a Children’s Book And More Things You Didn’t Know About the Literary Classic | Arts & Culture| Smithsonian Magazine.

The trouble is, in today’s world, even texts meant to be read by adults need to be made so that children can read them.

The culture in the world is vast. One cannot simply know a lot of things, so if you go into a lot of details, or present something deeply, you might not be understood by everyone.

Even a reference like “Star wars” or “Lord of the rings” or “Harry Potter” or “Game of Thrones” might not be understood by some people.

Also, people tend not to think that deeply when they are bombarded with information. If you present something with a deep logic, that is fine, some people might get it, but don’t be surprised if not everyone is on the same page.

For reasons like these, if I were to do a Presentation, I would assume that I’m talking with a beginner audience in my field, not an advanced one.

If I’m sure I can present something interesting, special, or funny, or if I’m talking to an advanced audience, I can go more advanced/deep/specific in my presentation but not make this a general rule.

It’s a dance, and you need to know how to be elegant and fun.

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How to do self-improvement in business?

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Klaus Wessel - Business as usual ...,

I see a lot of people doing self-improvement in business by doing a combination of:

  • Read self-development books.
  • Take public speaking classes.
  • Going to school.
  • Work more.

I have a different approach:

  • Read general books, but quality ones.
  • Take acting classes.
  • Go to conferences, read news and blogs, and listen to podcasts/webinars.
  • Be involved in NGOs.

Also, you should live healthy.

In my opinion, you need diverse experiences.

Emotional intelligence is key.

Sure, the message is important, but don’t forget to also focus on how you deliver the message.

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Current situation in Romania

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Sean X Liu - Inquiring mind

Corruption matters firstly in Romania, and education comes second.

Fix these two issues, and Romania will fly.

Unfortunately, a corrupt Government is incentivized to have an uneducated country, so it’s hard to get out of the vicious cycle.

Fortunately, people change, and there is hope that in the long run, both issues will be solved by themselves – corruption and education.

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Skin in the game

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Workshop Olivian Breda - Casa Activistului

I like the “Skin in the Game” concept by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

How to apply this to the job market (an idea which, partially, I got from the author)?

  • It’s OK to be in a company (multinational, small business, etc.), as long as you want to grow from there – client-side.
  • Even better – work in an agency that exposes you to lots of situations. Or a job with lots of different projects.
  • Even better – be a freelancer.
  • Better – have your own digital agency.

There is a very large company in Romania doing eCommerce. Is it good to work for them? Yes. Are there better options? There sure are! It’s better, in my opinion, for a lot of career options to be a freelancer or work in an agency. At eMAG, you’ll likely be facing similar issues after a while; on the other hand, in an agency, you’ll meet lots of projects.

Also, should you work in an agency? Yes, that’s fine, but if you can, it’s even better to be a freelancer or start your own agency.

On the other hand, in my opinion, you should start within a system. So, don’t jump directly to start an agency, but work for someone else at first.

So, if you’re just getting started, work for eMAG, work for an agency. Do something like this in the beginning.

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Managing Partner vs. CEO

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Irina Pencea este noul General Manager al eMAG România

A lot of people add “CEO” to their title.

But what’s a CEO?

A chief executive officer (CEO)[1] (also known as a central executive officer, or just chief executive (CE), or as managing director (MD) in the UK) is the highest officer charged with the management of an organization – especially a company or nonprofit institution.

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Are there differences?

A managing partner and a chief executive officer (CEO) are both senior executives who play a leadership role. Usually they are the highest-ranking person in the business. But there are some differences between the two. 

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In conclusion, a Managing Partner is not a CEO, and quite often, people say “CEO” when they actually mean “Managing Partner”.

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Complex vs. Simple audit

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Atelier Dragomirna - Homepage

When I make a typical “Simple” audit, I look at the most important things on a website.

When I go into “Complex” mode, I look at the same issue again and again.

You tend to be able to notice a lot more small things when you look deep, again and again.

Paradoxically, you can also discover important things by looking again and again.

By really pushing and insisting on things.

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LET THE LEADERSHIP GAMES BEGIN! Bizness League, un nou concept de eveniment Biz, pe 18 octombrie la București

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LET THE LEADERSHIP GAMES BEGIN! Bizness League, un nou concept de eveniment Biz, pe 18 octombrie la București

Pentru prima dată într-un eveniment B2B, Biz integrează know-how-ul și lecțiile campionilor din sport cu expertiza managerilor și antreprenorilor de success oferind un nou concept de eveniment: Bizness League.

Pe 18 octombrie, de la ora 10:00, la Biavati Events din București,  discutăm despre leadership, determinare și strategie în business.

Participanții  la Bizness League vor afla de la sportivi recunoscuți și de la manageri de succes despre cum principiile învățate din sport pot fi aplicate cu succes în mediul corporativ.

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Black Friday SUMMIT 2023, eveniment online by Gomag pentru antreprenori și oameni de vânzări, în 16 – 20 octombrie 2023

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Black Friday SUMMIT 2023, eveniment online by Gomag pentru antreprenori și oameni de vânzări, în 16 - 20 octombrie 2023

Au început înscrierile pentru un nou eveniment online de amploare, destinat antreprenorilor din România, în pregătirea sezonului cumpărăturilor de iarnă.

Black Friday SUMMIT, eveniment marca Gomag ajuns la cea de-a treia ediție, are loc în perioada 16-20 octombrie, în format 100% online.

Se pregătesc 5 zile pline de sesiuni live cu +10 experți în marketing și eCommerce, gata să împărtășească noi strategii, planuri și idei pentru realizarea campaniilor de Black Friday, Black Week, Cyber Monday, Crăciun, Boxing Day și începutul lui 2024.

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Loving Opera

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The Phantom of The Opera

When I was in secondary school, sometimes in the 6th / 7th grade, I think I went to Opera in Constanza.

To my surprise, I saw a teacher  there. She was with her daughter, I think.

Sometimes, when I went to the Opera, I kept associating Opera with my Physics teacher.

Just seeing her in there made an association in my mind.

She was a very elegant teacher, very nice and well-prepared.

I regret she’s not with us anymore; I respect her a lot.

She always smiled.

I think she would be happy to see I like Opera and musicals, too.

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