پیشنهاد‌های مریم سالک زمانی (٥,٨٨٤)

If you’re testing the depth of water with both feet down, you risk being drowned if the water turns out to be deep. But if you test with one foot, yo ...

Don’t delay doing something if you can do it immediately Example: X: I’m done with most of my assignment, but I’ll pick the remaining part on Monday ...

If you have a difficult problem to solve or an important decision to make, a good night’s sleep will work wonders Example: Thinking over and over ag ...

Those who are flexible and relatively insignificant can survive a crisis that brings down powerful who are unable or unwilling to adapt Example: In ...

If you don’t receive any news about someone or something, it means that everything is fine and going normally Example: My daughter has been working ...

A person won’t do something a second time because he/she had bad experience the first time Example: I won’t try this drink, because last time I had ...

What may seem to be junk to one person maybe valuable to another Example: I sold my 6 - year - old laptop for little amount, but I’m sure the buyer ...

Speaking politely costs no more than speaking rudely, but it can yield much more by making friends Example: All things equal, few deals went my way ...

You can achieve better results through persuasion than through coercion Example: After many futile attempts by the government, farmers finally agree ...

People agree with and flatter rich people to be in good books with them Example: The rich kid in my college was always surrounded by classmates who ...

We arrived in this world without anything, and we’ll leave without anything Example: What will you do with all the money you’re accumulating at the ...

If you don’t object to what someone says or does, you may be assumed to agree to some extent Example: He didn’t say anything to my proposal of going ...

If you work only on regular projects, you won’t be challenged and hence not become better at what you do. So, volunteer into few challenging projects ...

If a person doesn’t speak much, it doesn’t mean they lack depth or are uninteresting Example: She may not talk much, but she is one of the smartest ...

True love goes through ups and downs Example: Romeo and Juliet went through lot of trials and tribulations in their love. The course of true love, i ...

The harder you work, the more ideas and chances you may make for yourself Example: Many think he got lucky in getting that fat contract, but few kno ...

The family that gets together regularly to pray or eat is more close - knit than the family that doesn’t Example: Our grandfather ensured that all f ...

Those in the highest positions can be vulnerable as many aspire to replace them. Second, if the person is replaced, it’s not easy to find a similar p ...

The higher an incompetent person rises in an organization, the more his incompetence is exposed Example: After the recent promotion, the official, w ...

If you deviate from the norm, you’ll face resistance, even hostile reaction in extreme case Example: In government, where rule - based work is norm, ...

If you want to achieve the desired quality, work diligently and carefully and not cut corners Example: The earlier software contractor wrote a bloat ...

You can only judge the quality of something after you have tried, used, or experienced it Example: X: Marketers have claimed that this weight loss d ...

There rarely are completely free offers; they come attached with hooks. So, beware of such offers Example: The film actor got a 4 - day stay at heav ...

We all want peace and happiness in life, and there are multiple ways of achieving this goal. However, many get so tunnel - focused that they fail to ...

There is more than one way to reach the same goal Example: We can get around that by renting instead of buying the delivery van – there’s more than ...

People when drunk speak truth, often unwittingly Example: I got to know quite a few secrets last night from my friend Tom after he got drunk. There ...

People who complain the most are the ones who get attention or what they want Example: If you’re not satisfied with the service at the hotel, then y ...

We should avoid foul, inconsiderate language because it can leave lasting scars and dent relationships forever Example: The tongue is but three inch ...

Many take up a job or project they later hate, wasting precious years. This can be avoided if you ask few who’ve undertaken the same job or project a ...

You shouldn’t harm a person who has harmed you, even if you think that person deserves it Example: Just because he insulted you doesn’t mean it’s OK ...

A person can be moulded when young but not when he has grown up. So, one should inculcate good values in children while they’re still young Example: ...

What can you expect from a bad character but foul and rough language Example: X: My neighbour quarreled with me and used abusive language over such ...

When conditions become difficult, strong people take action Example: I know you’re not used to climbing at such heights, but come on when the going ...

Sometimes, you have employees for specific job, but someone else ends up doing that job. That’s a waste Example: The company has hired a designer to ...

Why take the trouble of investing in a cow and then maintaining it when you can simply buy milk far cheaply? You should avoid buying unnecessary asse ...

Word count doesn’t matter. What matters is how effective they’re Example: Your report is quite voluminous, and it contains lot of superfluous stuff. ...

It’s easier to win people to your side by persuasion and politeness than by confrontation and threats Example: X: The courier service has taken more ...

You can show people the way to do things, but you can’t force them to act Example: X: He has received all the resources one needs to start a busines ...

It is hard to achieve something important without causing unpleasant effects Example: If I don’t slash salaries, the company is going to go bankrupt ...

Rules change depending on how powerful the person likely to be affected by the rules is Example: X: He has been treated leniently by the police. Y: ...

This proverb is quoted by opponents of too much testing. Weighing a pig won’t fatten it. Altering its diet would. Similarly, testing kids in school m ...

Prosperity and success come when a country, society, institution, or family stand united on issues and work together Example: Opposition parties are ...

Like hunger forces the wolf out of the wood to seek food elsewhere, necessity forces poor to take up unpleasant tasks, sometimes in violation of law ...

A dead fish starts rotting from head downwards. Similarly, in any organization or country, the rot sets in from the top. If the leadership is defunct ...

History is written by the victors, and they, naturally, glorify themselves Example: Tom: Some of the portrayals in history are overly rosy and super ...

For community work, everyone should take responsibility and contribute whatever little they can. Small contributions by many can accomplish mammoth t ...

Protesting against a government or a large organization is unlike protesting against individuals. An organization can use its deep pockets and power ...

The law is same for both, but the rich, through their abundant resources, can get favorable decisions by influencing decision makers, hiring the best ...

New governments have their own agendas Example: The new government has raised taxes on the rich. New lords, new laws

If you’re a yes - man and often talk sweet language to please others, people won’t respect you Example: X: This guy tries to keep everyone in good h ...