“A widely held, but rarely articulated, belief in our society is that the ideal self is bold, alpha, gregarious,” says Cain. “Introversion is viewed somewhere between disappointment and pathology.” The terms “introvert” and “extrovert” were first made popular by psychologist Carl Jung in the 1920s and then later by the Myers-Briggs personality test, used in […]
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If we all lose in this situation, introverts lose more—with skills that are more likely to be overlooked and underappreciated. “Introverts living under the Extrovert Ideal are like women living in a man’s world,” says Cain. “Our most important institutions are designed for extroverts. We have a waste of talent.” Cain is not seeking introvert […]
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Abbottabad once again pulls in media Abbottabad, which stayed on world radar because of US-raid that killed Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, has once again become centre of concentration. Interestingly, this time too terrorism is the essence of fame. Media reported that unidentified assailants hit a volley of rockets at the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA), […]
Illegal Timber poaching threatening extinction of rare trees in Kohistan Illegal timber poaching in the Kohistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, is now threatening the extinction of some of the rare and beautiful forests in the region. Timber poaching, which rises to its peak in the winters, is often carried out at the auspices of the forest department […]
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Ever since the Iphone took the world by storm in 2007, the Smartphone race has been well and truly initiated. While Apple faced little competition during its initial years, HTC became its biggest competitor after launching the extremely popular, Desire HD. Samsung have also complied by churning out the Galaxy SII but definitely their Galaxy […]
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David Dhawan impressed by Katina Kaif’s ‘Chikni Chameli’ The Indian film director, David Dhawan, is pretty impressed with Katrina Kaif’s item song ‘Chikni Chameli’, as he believes Katrina has surpassed all of her previous performances in this song. David Dhawan, who studied at the Film and Television Institute of India, has previously worked with Katrina […]
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Gillani warns Musharraf that he will be arested on his return to Pakistan Prime Minister of Pakistan, Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani has made it clear that if former president, General (retd) Parvaiz Musharaf returns to Pakistan, he will be arrested and will have to face the criminal charges. Musharaf resigned from presidency in August, 2008 […]
Australian skipper, Michael Clarke is delighted with his team’s superb 4-0 victory against India, and claimed that the whitewash triumph is a step forward to the top of the rankings. The Kangaroos dominated the international cricket for many years, before their misery started a couple of years ago. The Aussies suffered two back-to-back Ashes defeats […]
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Karan Johar says ‘Agneepath’ is a tribute to his father Bollywood had never been able to entertain audiences with the remakes but the 39-year-old Karan Johar’s ‘Agneepath’ has left everyone flabbergasted. He has given Bollywood industry the biggest opening ever in the form of ‘Agneepath’ and the producer now insists that it is a tribute […]
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With India going down 4-0 at the hands of Australia and suffering their second successive whitewash abroad, it is assumed that a few of the big name cricketers such as Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman might call it a day in their careers sooner rather later. However, Sachin Tendulkar will definitely not even think of […]
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As expected, former president and All Pakistan Muslim League chief Pervez Musharraf has delayed his scheduled return to Pakistan between January 27 and 30, repeating threats by the country’s leadership that he would be arrested upon arrival. APML Secretary General Barrister Mohammed Ali Saif announced at a crowded news conference on Friday that the situation […]
Though AsusTek was the only company to rise to the horizon with a quad-core processor in a mobile device, their flagship tablet called the Eee Pad Transformer Prime. In January the tablet received its update to the Ice Cream Sandwich, giving it the missing oomph in the software department. Since the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 […]
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