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14 Best Mindvalley Courses and Quests

By Rashida | Updated: March 23, 2021 | Reading Time: 15 minutes | Leave a Comment

The best Mindvalley courses and masterclasses for personal growth

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Mindvalley is in a class by itself. Most virtual learning platforms generally aim to help you with the security, and perhaps the esteem, tiers of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Mindvalley goes straight for the apex – self-actualization. And, they do it successfully.

We’re giving you a round-up review of the best Mindvalley Courses and Masterclasses and some insight into how a Mindvalley experience can change your life for the better.

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16 Best Edureka Courses & Certifications

By Rashida | Updated: February 22, 2021 | Reading Time: 13 minutes | Leave a Comment

What are the best Edureka courses 2021? Enjoy instructor-led training.

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For the most part, once you sign up for an online course, you’re on your own. You may have access to some technical support if you need it (or you may not). Live, face-to-face, or instructor-led online sessions are the exception to the rule. Finish it. Don’t finish it.

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18 Best Spanish Courses Online 2021

By Rashida | Updated: February 19, 2021 | Reading Time: 16 minutes | Leave a Comment

What are the best Spanish courses online? Speak, listen, read & write.

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It all started on Sesame Street, the day Maria and Luis taught Big Bird how to say “hola”. Beyond the 5th grade, I studied French but still absorbed Spanish all around me in New York. Sesame Street laid my Spanish language foundation with more opportunities to learn season after season. The rest came via Puerto Rican and Dominican schoolmates, Panamanian neighbors and Telemundo.

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16 Best Alison Courses Online 2021

By Rashida | Updated: February 1, 2021 | Reading Time: 12 minutes | Leave a Comment

What are the best Alison courses online? Diplomas and certificates.

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The Alison platform offers users the opportunity to get an online diploma or a degree in any of 9 major subject areas. You can study anything from science, languages, psychology and humanities to business, technology, project management and marketing.

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Pareto Principle – What Is the 80/20 Rule?

By Rashida | Updated: January 15, 2021 | Reading Time: 9 minutes | Leave a Comment

What is the Pareto principle? How to apply the 80/20 Rule in Business?

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How much power can a single principle have in your life? What if knowing the ratio between two related scenarios in your life could empower you to make huge, valuable changes? Well, there is such a principle and ratio you can apply to all productivity-related activities in your life. So, what is the Pareto principle? Or, what is the 80/20 rule? Read on.

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20 Best Speed Reading Apps 2021

By Rashida | Updated: February 5, 2021 | Reading Time: 14 minutes | Leave a Comment

Best speed reading apps to learn more, read content faster and save time

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Speed reading, as a practice, has its advocates and its opponents. However, for researching, studying and learning, it could be extremely useful to assimilate a lot of information in a short period of time. When your purpose for reading is enjoyment or deep learning, such reading strategies may not give you what you want. But that’s ok.

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Best GoSkills Courses 2021

By Rashida | Updated: March 22, 2021 | Reading Time: 12 minutes | Leave a Comment

14 Best GoSkills courses to learn professional skills in bite-sized chunks

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Corona has thrust us into an online learning revolution. What was once a disruptive approach to education is becoming our – forgive me for running this cliché – “new normal”. GoSkills emerges in the midst of it all with a disruption to the disruption: a learning platform that offers flexibility in the form of “Bite-sized” learning.

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Learning How To Learn – Maximize Learning

By Rashida | Updated: November 30, 2020 | Reading Time: 12 minutes | Leave a Comment

Learn how to learn faster and with efficiency. Remember what you learn.

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A Chinese proverb says that learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. At every stage in your life, you can learn. Every time you do, you grow a little bit as an individual and as a contributing member of your community. However, as true as these thoughts may be, learning new skills can sometimes present discomfort and challenge. But, there is help.

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How To Learn A New Language Fast

By Rashida | Updated: December 9, 2020 | Reading Time: 12 minutes | Leave a Comment

5 Techniques on how to learn a new language and expand your limits

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Austrian-British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein said, “The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” Here’s a look at 5 great language learning techniques, plus tips to help you tap into your inner polyglot. They will help you either in embarking on a new language learning journey or improving your itinerary for the journey you have already begun.

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How To Improve Your Writing Skills – 15 Tips

By Rashida | Updated: August 25, 2020 | Reading Time: 11 minutes | Leave a Comment

How to write what you want to say. 15 tips to improve your writing skills.

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Welcome, I’m glad you found this place and are here to explore and try a few tips to improve your writing skills be it for work, communication or personal development projects. First, I’d like to begin with a brief journey into a fable to show you an idea and suggest a perspective.

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How To Take Notes – 8 Note Taking Methods

By Rashida | Updated: November 30, 2020 | Reading Time: 12 minutes | Leave a Comment

Learn how to take notes for meetings, at work, in college or from books

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Can’t. Remember. Anything. You attended the lectures, passed the exams and wrote the papers, but now when you really need the information, you can’t remember anything! You’re probably asking yourself at this point whether lectures are a waste of time.

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12 Best Public Speaking Courses 2021

By Rashida | Updated: February 4, 2021 | Reading Time: 13 minutes | Leave a Comment

12 best public speaking courses online to become an influential speaker

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According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, public speaking is the art of effective oral communication with an audience. However, this art seems to be a tricky one to learn and master for many of us. While there are many proven methods to deliver great speeches, it is often stage fear or the fear to speak in front of an audience that will hold us back.

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Deep Work – How to Get More Done

By Rashida | Updated: November 30, 2020 | Reading Time: 15 minutes | Leave a Comment

What is deep work? Your guide to working less and producing more.

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Do you have a favorite author who has published numerous books? Ever wonder how they do it? John Grisham is such an author and I have read many of his books.

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