- •Вазорати маориф ва илмии љумњурии тољикистон
- •1St course - 1st term
- •1.1.My school
- •1.2.My future profession
- •1.3.My hobby
- •1.4.English language
- •1.5.English writers
- •1.6.Dushanbe is the capital of tajikstan
- •1.7.My flat
- •1.8. My favourite writer
- •1.9.My favorite sport
- •1St course - 2nd term
- •1.10. My best friend (дугонаи беҳтарини ман)
- •1.11.My best friend (рафиқи беҳтарини ман)
- •1.12.American and british families
- •1.13.American customs and traditions
- •1.14.American holidays
- •1.15.Animals and pets
- •1.16.At the theatre
- •1.17.Big ben
- •2.2. Great britain
- •2.3. New year's day
- •2.4.Holidays, travel and tourism
- •2.5.Holidays in great britain
- •2.6.Home is where the heart is
- •2.7. I have a dream to be a doctor
- •2.8. I like to travel
- •2.9. Moscow
- •2.10. Learning foreign languages
- •2.11. Meals
- •2Nd course - 2nd term
- •2.12. Pets
- •2.13. Places to visit in london
- •2.14. Radio and tv in my life
- •2.15. About myself
- •2.16. A tea-party
- •2.17. Care of health
- •Did you know all that? And here is an Arabian proverb about health: "He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything."
- •2.18. Christmas day
- •2.19. Cinema
- •2.20. Choosing a career
- •2.21. Customs and traditions
- •2.22. Sport and a healthy mode of life
- •3Rd course - 1st term
- •3.1. London
- •3.2. Grandparents. A blessing or a burden
- •3.3. Fast food
- •3.4. Computer (history)
- •3.5. Canada
- •3.6. British parliament
- •3.7. Art
- •3.8. Education in the usa
- •Higher education institutions in usa
- •3.9. Jack london
- •3.10. New york city
- •3.11. Entertainment
- •3.12. New zealand
- •3.13. Role of women in society
- •3.14. Russian federation (russia)
- •3Rd course – 2nd term
- •3.15. Seasons
- •No doubt, the teens' problems will increase. And young people should fell that they are cared for.
- •3.17. The history of london
- •3.18. The mass media Newspapers
- •Television and radio
- •3.19. Why do we learn the english language
- •3.20. William caxton
- •3.21. William shakespeare
- •3.22. Advantages and disadvantages of computer
- •3.23. Advertisement
- •3.24. Sports in great britain
- •3.25. Un peace-keeping forces.
- •3.26. United states of america
- •3.27. Global warming
- •3.28. Agatha christie
- •4Th course - 1st term
- •4.1. Cambridge university
- •4.2. Declaration of independence
- •Virginia:
- •4.3. Ecology
- •4.4. E-commerce
- •4.5.History of basketball
- •4.6. Industrial revolution
- •Its Effects
- •4.7. Modern music
- •4.8. Olympic games
- •4.9. Ozone layer
- •4.10. Paris
- •4.11. Religion
- •4.12. Science
- •4.13. Shopping
- •4.14. The beatles
- •4.15. The british museum
- •4.16. The british parliament
- •4Th course - 2nd term
- •4.17. The commonwealth of australia
- •4.18. The political system of the usa
- •4.19. The protection of the environment
- •4.20. The renaissance
- •4.21. The united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland
- •4.22. Transport
- •4.23. Us congress
- •4.24. Valentine's day
- •Valentine
- •Valentine's Day in the usa
- •Valentine's Day in Other Cultures
- •4.25. Visit to a doctor
- •4.28. White house
- •4.29. Why do we learn the english language
- •4.30. Youth problems
- •4.31. Foreign relations and armed forces of the uk
- •4.32. Languages and religion in the united kingdom
- •Motivational stories a mother's love
- •Are you sincere friend?
- •Wind or sun – who wins?
- •When you just think of you!
- •The touchstone
- •Life throws a brick at you
- •God has been good to me
- •Why it is so hard to let go
- •Law of the garbage truck
- •Don’t hope,…decide!
- •Helpless love
- •The important things in life
- •It is the little things that make a big difference
- •The midas touch
- •The lark and her young ones
- •Self confidence
- •Shake it off
- •Unique flaw
- •Kill ego and save love
- •An office boy
- •It is you…
- •What makes all the difference in your effort!!
- •The exercise of other
- •The shipwreck
- •What goes around comes around
- •The gift
- •The big rocks
- •The barber who didn't believe
- •The law of the garbage truck
- •The apple tree
- •Be patient
- •Hospital windows
- •The beloved man
- •Stone soup
- •Buying time
- •Why are you crying?
- •Problems
- •The secret of happiness
- •The task
- •Friendship
- •Heaven and hell
- •Secret of turning earth into gold
- •Victimization by past
- •Teacher attitude
- •Puzzle pieces
- •The 99 club
- •You are unique
- •Every success story is also a story of great failure
Puzzle pieces
I heard this story of puzzle pieces and creative problem solving from a business consultant. The idea was so good, I´ll put it here for you to read. I only remember the core idea of the story, so I´ll write it here as a short story in my own words.
A small boy had been waiting for the whole day for his father to come home. Christmas was coming and like all little boys he was full of energy just from waiting for it to finally arrive.
His mother was too busy to play. How boring it must be to cook and clean and pay bills, the little boy thought. No time to play? The little boy thought he never wanted to grow up if he had not time to play. So he sat by the window, waiting for his dad to come and play with him.
When his father finally opened the door the boy ran to meet him.
Daddy! You´re home! Now we can play!
He hugged his father. Father was tired and sighed. He hugged his son, took off his coat and shoes and walked into the living room. He lay down on the sofa and closed his eyes.
Daddy! Come and play! The boy grabbed his arm and pulled.
Daddy is tired, the father said, Too tired to play.
This seemed like the oddest thing anyone could say. The little boy just stood and stared at his father.
Daddy! His voice was demanding.
The father felt a sting in his heart but was too tired to get up. He reached his arm and took a magazine from the table.
But the little boy would not give in. He stood there, asking his father to play with him, while he tried to read the magazine. To make the boy stop his pleading the father tore a page from the magazine. There was a map of a country on that page. He then took the page and tore it into small bits and gave those to his son.
Here, put this puzzle back together. I´ll play with you after you´ve finished.
He was certain he could now rest for quite a while and closed his eyes. The map was so big and detailed it would take hours for a little boy to get it back together again. The boy took the pieces eagerly and ran off.
After what seemed like a minute the father felt the familiar tugging in his arm.
Daddy! I put the puzzle pieces together! Now come and play!
Father opened his eyes. The little boy was holding the page, the pieces carefully taped together.
How on earth did you manage to do that so fast? he asked and got up.
He looked at the map. It was perfect, no mistakes.
There was a picture of Santa Claus on the other side, the boy pointed.
The father turned the page. True enough jolly old Father Christmas was on the other side.
I turned the puzzle pieces around. I did the Santa Claus puzzle instead and when I turned the page, the map was there too!
Father looked at his son who stood there beaming at the accomplishment. He couldn´t help but smile and got up.
Ok. What do you want to play?
The little boy sure was thinking out of the box with the puzzle pieces! All he did was to take the problem, look at it from another angle, and he suceeded.
We are often stuck in our traditional ways of thinking when we could really use some 6yearold thinking. So how about the next time you are faced with a dilemma, you thought about what would you do if you were a child still? What would be the funniest way to solve it? The oddest way? What if you did nothing, what would happen then? Think outside the box, twist the idea in your mind and it just might be your subconscious suddenly gives you a brand new idea you could use successfully!
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