PAID NEWS

I once had a boss who would tell us that we should befriend some journalists so that we can pay him or her to write something favourable about us, our products or our service. He said it was cheaper and more effective than advertising because people tend to believe the news more than advertisements. He already had some journalists helping him in this way.

Later on, I came to know that the media can also be paid to reduce the coverage or even not report news that is not favourable to an organisation.

THREE WHEELER

Three Wheeler, Kollam

CLOSE FRIENDS

Close friendships are usually formed during student days either at school or college. There is a constant and regular interaction between students which helps to form close friendships. It is more difficult to form close friendships during the working days due to increased responsibilities. There is also less interaction with the colleagues. Moreover adults usually find it difficult to form close friendships compared to young people.

M.K. SIGNATURE

M.K.Signature, Kollam

BUYING TIME

Time can be bought. People buy time. We buy time when we pay others to do our work. Or when we buy a machine that would do our work for us. When someone or a machine does our work, we free some time for ourselves. We have bought that time which can be used to do something else or to just relax. For example, we can hire a driver to drive for us and the time saved can be used for some other work or we can just relax during the drive. Using some modern home appliances also saves us time. So buying some modern home appliances is like buying time.

U9 FITNESS

U9 Fitness

SPEAKING AND LISTENING

I once read a book which had a chapter on conversation. During a conversation we either speak or listen. It says listening is more powerful than speaking. When we speak we are saying something that we already know and we are giving out information that is available with us. We are also allowing others to collect information about us. When we listen we may learn about things that we did not know and we can also collect information about other people. So it is better to speak less and listen more during a conversation. When we let others speak more we can get to know their views and opinions. We may also improve our knowledge. When we speak less others will get little from us.