Here are 5 such popular Proverbs/Adages.
1. Actions speak louder than words:
2. Where there's a will, there's a way:
3. The early bird catches the worm:
4. Don't count your chickens before they hatch:
5. A picture is worth a thousand words:
Day-to-day issues and happenings as seen through my perceptions
While browsing the internet for information on the after-effects of the ever-increasing use of AI tools on our minds, I came across this interesting phrase, "Cognitive Debt." I wondered what it refers to.
I came to know that it is like a credit card. The more you use it, the more you get trapped.
Here is an explanation of this term.
"Cognitive debt resembles a mental version of Credit Card debt. When we frequently depend on AI to think for us—such as making decisions, solving problems, or even remembering things—we might save time and effort in the short term, but we risk losing essential skills (and our intelligence) over time."
Here is a link to an article that provides a comprehensive discussion of this phrase.
Hi, Guys.
Today is International Tabletop (Games) Day.
I never knew there was a day set aside to celebrate Tabletop Games. I came across this while searching at National Today website.
I often keep clicking nationaltoday.com to see what is going on around the world and land upon interesting celebrations.
International Tabletop Day was founded in 2013 to encourage players who enjoy playing board games and card games.
Here is a detailed answer that I got from Google AI:
This is a day to "enjoy playing board games, card games, and other tabletop pastimes with friends, family, or fellow gamers, regardless of where they are located."
"Key aspects of International Tabletop Day:
We all like to procrastinate tasks that are confusing or not to our taste. But how far can you escape them? A time will come when you find everything piling up in your life.
We need to face things and execute tasks as and when they arise.
There is a simple method to analyze such scary moments and overcome discomfort.
I came across one "DUST" method to apply in such circumstances to resolve the issue of procrastination.
Simply scrutinize each procrastinated task by asking these four questions (D, U, S, T):
Hi, friends! I was reading an article on the Medium website. While doing so, I came across a Christian hymn: Philippians 2.
I wanted to learn more about this hymn, so I browsed on Google and found an interesting revelation in the top search result. It was clearly an AI-generated response that appealed to my senses. I appreciated the informative reply provided by AI and wanted to share it with all of you.
In a shocking incident, some burglar entered Saif Ali Khan's residence in Mumbai and stabbed him with a knife several times in the early hours of Thursday, January 16, 2025, during the burglary attempt.
Saif Ali was admitted to the Lilavati hospital and is reported to be out of danger at present after undergoing an operation to remove the knife from his back at a spot close to his spine.
It is unclear how the burglar reached the 12th floor of the apartment without being noticed by the security guards. Police are in search of the man who fled immediately after the attack.
Here is a link to the full details of the attack.
Hats off to Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal !!!
Our Women's Cricket Team has made our country proud by scripting a new world record of the highest score in ODI Cricket history surpassing their own records and that of the Men's Cricket Team records.
It was the third ODI match against Ireland at Rajkot on 15th January 2025, a festive season. Our team set a record score of 435 for 5 wickets against Ireland's score of 131 all out. Thus, our team clinched the series by 3-0 wins.
A quick century by Smriti Mandhana scoring 135 in 80 balls and another century by Pratika Rawal (154 in 129 balls) contributed to this huge score of 435/5, drawing applause from all sides.
Here is a list of our Indian teams (both men and women) surpassing 400 runs in previous ODIs:
Indian Women 435/5 vs Ireland on 15th January 2025 at Rajkot
Indian Men 418/5 vs West Indies on 8th Dec. 2011 at Indore (Virendra Sehwag 219 runs)
Indian Men 414/7 vs Srilanka on 15th Dec. 2009 at Rajkot
Indian Men 413/5 vs Bermuda on 19th March 2007 at Port of Spain
India Men 410/4 vs Netherlands on 12 November 2023 at Bengaluru
For details, here is a link.
During former President Jimmy Carter's funeral ceremony in Washington on Thursday, 09/01/2025, ex-President Barack Obama was spotted sitting with President-elect Donald Trump. This incident became sensational news and created suspicions among their fans.
Obama was seen laughing heartily at something uttered by Trump. Some lip-readers tried to decipher the conversation between them. I read that article, and it was amusing to go through those revelations shared by the lip reader. However, I may not agree with those points.
I see it only as decent conduct maintained while attending funeral ceremonies. At those places, there is no friend or foe. Each guest is simply a human being shedding all their egos.
I am sharing that news with you so that you may like to read what the lip readers predicted.
Here is the link to that article.