Chess is a brilliant game. Among other things, it teaches oppositional thinking, that is, thinking for the enemy. A good chess player never makes a move for nothing. He thinks of many moves ahead for himself and for the enemy. He mentally puts himself in the opponent’s place and tries to find the best response to his own …
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I remember how we, Kazakhstani conscripts, got into the training instruction part of the USSR communications troops. It was a motley cauldron: Georgians, Uzbeks, Chechens, Kazakhs, Ukrainians. On the third day, skirmishes began on a national basis. Then there was a massive fight between the Kazakhs and Georgians. The commanders were in a panic, and …
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I have never worn and will not carry jewelries: rings (except for engagement), seals, chains, bracelets.
What for?
I do not understand the men who are afflicted with all this.…
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It is said that the new broom sweeps in a new way, or there is such a term as “to inject fresh blood”.
In these expressions, of course, it makes sense. Updating in any team is necessary, otherwise – stagnation.
But there is another extreme of this phenomenon.
I remember when I came to …
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Speaking about freedom of speech, it is important to distinguish two things: facts and judgments.
Facts are events that took place in reality.
Perceptions are the subjective opinion of an individual about a particular phenomenon.
Freedom of speech is to …
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I used to think that appointing young people to high positions is a guarantee of progress. I myself was young and thought that the old grumblers did not let us move forward out of envy.
But now I see that power, like fame and money, is a serious test for the unsteady psyche. If …
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If a person does not want to be friends with you, it’s not his fault. The most foolish thing in this situation that you can do is to resent him, take revenge, and find fault with him. After he refused to you in friendship, he did not become worse than he was before. So the problem …
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