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The risk management explained by a child:

Step 1: Identify and analyze the risk
Step 2: Review possible solutions
Step 3: Implement the solution
Step 4: Check and make any changes
Step 5: Take action 😁👍

A 7.5 earthquake hit Taiwan yesterday and footage shows the Taipei 101 skyscraper shaking.

The 1,670ft building famously has a 703 ton steel ball hanging between the 88th and 92nd floors, which acts as a “dampener system” to reduce building sway by 30-40% during earthquakes and typhoons.

This video explains how the system acts like a pendulum to prevent structural damage.

The engineering marvel is a passive dampening system, which means it doesn’t require an outside power source but is “powered by natural movement of the building.”

What makes your people stay:

2 great career advise to young people by Obama:

A note book connected to your phone via blue tooth

“How do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time”

—Morgan Freeman

This will be one of the most beautiful moments in Olympic history which occurred in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

British runner Derek Redmond tore his hamstring in the 400 metres semi-final but continued the race limping and, with assistance from his father, managed to complete a full lap of the track as the crowd gave him a standing ovation.

Subjects that school must teach:

Schools should be teaching these skills :

Never too late to learn

How to make meetings shorter 😁

I m sure it happens to all of us all the time.😂

Mutual understanding in Japan 😍

Good idea for restaurants. 👍😁

Always remember to put down your glass

ChatGPT is our new doctor! 😁

The first negatively priced consumer product

Advertising done well

How to Stop Getting Bullied by Anyone

Communicating positively 😂

Where is the driver? 😂

Elon Musk explains the 5-step process he tries to implement in his companies to ensure efficient engineering:

1. Make your requirements less dumb
2. Try very hard to delete parts or processes
3. Simplify/optimize
4. Accelerate cycle time
5. Automate

China is using advanced technique to plant trees in the desert to combat desertification.

The last 3 wishes of Alexander the Great:

On his death bed, Alexander the Great summoned his generals and told them his three ultimate wishes:

1. The best doctors should carry his coffin;
2. The wealth he has accumulated (money, gold, precious stones etc.) should be scattered along the procession to the cemetery; and
3. His hands should be let loose, hanging outside the coffin for all to see!

One of his generals, who was surprised by these unusual requests, asked Alexander to explain.

Here is what Alexander the Great had to say:

1. I want the best doctors to carry my coffin to demonstrate that, in the face of death, even the best doctors in the world have no power to heal.

2. I want the road to be covered with my treasure so that everybody sees that material wealth acquired on earth, stays on earth.

3. I want my hands to swing in the wind, so that people understand that we come to this world empty handed and we leave this world empty handed after the most precious treasure of all is exhausted, and that is TIME.

Material wealth cannot be taken to the grave, while our good deeds can serve as travelers' cheques.

However, time is our most valuable possession because it is limited. Wealth can be accumulated, but time cannot be replenished.

When we devote our time to someone, we are essentially giving them a part of our life that cannot be retrieved. Therefore, our time is equivalent to our life itself.

Therefore, the greatest gift you can give to your loved ones is your time.

Don’t judge too quickly 😁

Be a good human being.

MY DAUGHTER WILL NOT MARRY A POOR MAN

Bill Gates explains why his daughter cannot marry a poor man.

Bill response:

First of all, understand that being rich doesn't mean having a bank account with a lot of money.

Wealth is first the ability to create wealth.

Example: Someone who wins money from a lottery or playing a game. Even winning 100 million is not a rich man, he is a poor man with a lot of money. This is why 90% of lottery millionaires are poor again after 5 years.

You also have rich people who have no money. Example: most entrepreneurs.

They are already on the path to wealth, even if they don't have money, because they are developing their financial intelligence and that is wealth.

What is the difference between rich and poor?

If you see a young man who decides to graduate, learn new things, constantly trying to better himself, know that he is a rich man.

If you see a young person who thinks the problem is the state and believes the rich are all thieves and they constantly criticize, just know that he is a poor man.

The rich believe they only need information and training to get started, the poor believe others should give them money to get started.

In conclusion, when I say my daughter will not marry a poor man, I am not talking about money. I'm talking about this man’s ability to create wealth.

Sorry for what I'm going to say but most criminals are poor. When they are in front of money they lose their mind, that's why they steal, steal etc.

To them it's a grace because they don't know how they could make money for themselves.

One day a bank custodian found a bag full of money, took it and handed it over to the manager of the bank.

People called this man an idiot, but in reality the man was just a rich man who had no money.

1 year later the bank offer him a receptionist position, 3 years later he is in charge of customer and 10 years later he manages the regional management of that bank. Now he manages hundreds of employees and his annual bonuses exceed what he could have stolen.

Wealth is first a state of mind.

Words of true wisdom 😁

Sir Nicholas Winton rescued 669 children from the holocaust.

Some of the survivors surprised him 50 years later.

Words of wisdom on career development by Jack Ma :

20-30 years old - Find a good boss
30-40 - Do something on your own
40-50 - Do things u are good at
50-60 - Mentor the youngsters
Over 60 - Spend time with your grand children 😁

If words control u, everyone else can control u!

Probably one of the greatest words of wisdom by Randolph Frederick Pausch who was a professor of computer science, human–computer interaction, and design at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Pausch learned he had pancreatic cancer in September 2006. In August 2007, he was given a terminal diagnosis: “three to six months of good health left“. He gave an upbeat lecture titled, “The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams“ on September 18, 2007 at Carnegie Mellon.

He co-authored a book of the same name, The Last Lecture, which became a New York Times best-seller, a book I had read twice and highly recommended!

Pausch died of complications from pancreatic cancer on July 25, 2008, aged 47.

Success is a cycle of giving. The more you lift others up, the higher you’ll rise. Let’s build together. 💪

How people think our solar system works vs how it really works

The “Universe 25” experiment, conducted by American scientist John Calhoun, is one of the most alarming studies in the history of science. It aimed to explain human societies through the behavior of a mouse colony.
Calhoun created an “ideal world” for hundreds of mice, known as the “Paradise of Mice,” where they had abundant food, water, and ample living space. Initially, he introduced four pairs of mice, which quickly reproduced, causing the population to grow rapidly.

However, after 315 days, their reproduction rate significantly declined. When the population reached 600, a hierarchy emerged, and the so-called “wretches” appeared. Larger rodents began attacking others, leading to psychological collapse in many males. Consequently, females became aggressive towards their young and did not protect themselves.

Over time, the females exhibited increasing aggression, isolation, and a lack of reproductive drive. This led to a low birth rate and higher mortality among younger rodents. A new class of male rodents, termed “beautiful mice,” emerged. They refused to mate or fight for territory, focusing only on food and sleep. Eventually, “beautiful males” and “isolated females” dominated the population.

Calhoun described the death phase in two stages: the “first death,” marked by a loss of purpose beyond mere existence, and the “second death.” Juvenile mortality reached 100%, and reproduction ceased entirely. Despite abundant food, cannibalism and homosexuality increased among the mice.

Two years into the experiment, the last baby mouse was born, and by 1973, the last mouse in Universe 25 had died. Calhoun repeated the experiment 25 times, with the same outcome each time.
Calhoun’s work has been used to model social collapse and serves as a significant reference in urban sociology studies.

Read books and surround yourself with smart people

Justine Musk, Elon Musk's first wife describes their relationship…

Europe vs. UAE: A funny perspective on Taxes, Rentals, and Property Laws 😁

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All four astronauts have safely returned to Earth.

Master the art of speaking with this game-changing technique!

Anthony Schmidt is a 16 year old boy on the autism spectrum who takes photos of miniature cars and makes them look life-sized

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Speak positively of yourself!

There is one thing that even the most advanced Intelligent Document Processing tool will struggle to digest: a hand-written prescription from a doctor!

Best marriage proposal 😂

“Let’s never negotiate out of fear, but let’s never fear to negotiate” - John F. Kennedy

Your children get only one childhood, make it memorable!

What’s a cigarette?

Mindset matters

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