Category: Life

What are the roles and responsibilities of a mentor? Mentors provide guidance, advice, feedback, and support to the mentee, serving variously as role model, teacher, counselor, advisor, sponsor, advocate, and ally, depending on the specific goals and objectives negotiated with the mentee. What is a Toastmasters club mentor? A “mentor” is a trusted counselor or…

Is it impossible to beat roulette? Why it should be impossible to beat the house at roulette When your number comes up, you’re paid out at odds of 35-1. But the actual odds are 36-1 – or 37-1 in the USA, where there is a double zero. Statistically, therefore, the casino cannot be beaten by…

Why does my heater switch to AUX heat? Typically, your heat pump will energize the auxiliary heat strip inside your secondary heating source to help reach its set temperature more quickly. Basically, if your heat pump is struggling to maintain its goal temperature, your aux heat will turn on and give your heat pump a…

What do you think are the dangers of being so self centered? Being self-centered is costly. It is at the root of many psychiatric illnesses, including addiction, personality disorders, anxiety disorders, and depression. Self-centeredness damages relationships, because self-ruminations rob you of the capacity to tune into and attend to others. You cannot be empathic. How…

What is a déjà vu moment? Déjà vu describes that uncanny sensation you’ve already experienced something, even when you know you never have. Experts generally agree this phenomenon probably relates to memory in some way. So, if you have déjà vu, you might have experienced a similar event before. What is an example of déjà…

What is the relationship between the slope of the plot line and the circuit resistance? The relationship between voltage and current is Ohm’s Law, and the slope of the line from a graph of the two is the value of the resistance in the circuit. The Ohm’s Law equation can be represented in three ways:…

Do cardiologists get holidays? They figured out work hours long before any other specialty. They were the first to mandate post call day off. And they frequently will get 10–12 weeks of vacation a year. Which doctors get the most vacation time? The amount of time taken off by physicians varied widely. On the most…

What is it like to be flexible? You can stretch and twist your joints and limbs way deeper or farther than anyone else around you. People tend to look at you, thinking,”Is s/he a human at all?” You can easily put your legs behind your head and smile while people are gasping or vicariously feel…

Does everyone have their own art style? Artworks that have certain features in common are considered to have the same style. Sometimes this means that they are part of the same movement, but not always. Within all this, each artist has his or her own personal art style, which is developed throughout his or her…

Why do Italians say Ciao for hello and goodbye? The word ciao (pronounced CHOW) is, today, thought of as very much Italian, but its origins are in the Venetian dialect. In the Venetian dialect, the phrase s-ciào vostro means “I am your slave” – and over time, the phrase was abbreviated to simply s-ciào, while…