Casually Living

I genuinely believe that at some point in time, you'd be tired of your desk, your cubicle, your office or wherever you work - even if it's a job that you enjoy doing. I think so because tasks usually become monotonous and especially so in places where there is no mobility or even a workplace culture or environment that endorses creativity and critical thinking. Here are two tips that will help you make work more enjoyable. 1. Start a Club. I remember being in so many clubs in school and being a part of other groups that filtered into my identity, today. So one day - while working in the job i'm currently at - I decided I should start a Birthday Club. This was fairly simple to do. I put a 'Sign Up' sheet on the Notice Board for those who would've liked to join and I set a monthly membership fee. How it works is basically that if there are one or more persons in a said month, we'll purchase a cake and ice cream with the funds (which is shared am...

Work. School. Hanging out. Side Jobs. Dreams. Meetings. And the list goes on and on.....How much could you possibly squeeze into a 24-hour-day?! Sometimes, life on a whole becomes so overwhelming and hectic that it looks like we have to be cloned so that we can be in different places simultaneously to meet all our commitments. Somehow, we seem to get it done though, which is super commendable. But here are some tips that may help when you when you have an exam coming up and can't find the time to get some studying done: 1. Acronyms. I know it's the oldest trick in the book, but it sure works for me. If you know what "LOL" and "WYD" means then you can make your own little list of abbreviations for definitions and things that you need to remember in an exam room. Let's say you are asked to list the four main processes of Management and the answer is Planning, Leading, Organizing and Controlling. Then, PLOC should mean just that (Planning, L...