Nevím, který rozumný člověk přijde z práce, dá si večeři, kterou probrečí a otevře si pracovní e-mail, zda v něm náhodou něco není. Ne, fakt by mě nezajímalo, co je obsahem potenciálního e-mailu, který by se tam objevil. Spíš jde o to, aby se člověk uklidnil, viděl něco známého a alespoň část minuty nevěnoval smutku.
Dnes je hnusné vedro. Počasí na Seznamu ukazuje 32°C a to už začal večer. Při cestě na spoj MHD do práce se mi dělalo nevolno. Po příchodu do práce taky. Otevřené okno nepomohlo. Klimatizace mi trochu ulevila. Pak cesta na oběd. I to malé cosi, co jsem měla z domu jsem nedojedla. Opět se mi dělalo z horka zle. Obdivuju všechny ty krásné památky a pohodlí života v zemi, odkud pocházím, ale místní počasí mě ničí většinu let, které jsem tu prožila. Co s tím? Nevím.
To už bylo druhé nevím ve dvou odstavcích. Přesněji řečeno jedno nevím na jeden odstavec. Věcí, které vím, je více. Tak třeba, že vstávám už několikáté ráno do nové práce, na kterou jsem byla posledních pár měsíců docela zvědavá. Zvědavá v těch momentech, kdy jsem nebyla zaměstnána přemýšlením nad starou náročnou prací a taky v momentech, které jsem netrávila u svého jediného opravdového přítele, kterého jsem kdy měla a který v oné práci také pracuje. Pravdou je, že oněch momentů, kdy jsem přemýšlela nad novým zaměstnáním bylo málo, jelikož mi většinu času zabral velký stres ze staré práce a to i o víkendu. Mohlo by se zdát, že první den v novém zaměstnání mi vlije do žil novou energii, pomine stres, nastoupí radost ze společných chvil strávených s někým, s kým jsem si předtím mohla při svých obědových pauzách pouze psát zprávy na mobilu. Dnes byl pátý den v nové práci. Den, kdy mi řekl, že už spolu nebudeme.
Je asi o hodinu a půl později, než když jsem začla psát tento článek. Můj nos by nutně potřeboval něco chladivého a hojícího, co by jeho rozedřenou kůži utišilo. Nevím, co přesně bych potřebovala já. Asi ten klid a radost a člověka, kterého jsem ještě nedávno měla. Kdyby ke všemu bylo ještě chladnější počasí, bylo by mi líp.
Monday, 11 July 2016
Monday, 8 December 2014
Learning German - Advent Calendar
Have you been learning German for a while? Then you probably know Hueber Verlag, the well-known German publishing company specializing in materials for learning German and other languages. Last year I have found out, that there is an advent-related contest going on on their website. It is in a form of an advent calendar. Starting on 1st December there appears one new question each day. If you answer it correctly and in time, you have a chance to win a particular prize for that day. The questions are in German. They are a fun way how to learn new vocabulary and a couple of new facts, too. Last year's topic was Christmas. This year it is anniversaries of famous people. For more information concerning the contest, read the official website.
You still have a chance to participate in this year's advent calendar contest here.
If you want to use the old ones from previous years for improving your German, there they are:
2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008.
Their drawings are so cute. I am really glad that they left all these calendars online.
You still have a chance to participate in this year's advent calendar contest here.
If you want to use the old ones from previous years for improving your German, there they are:
2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008.
Their drawings are so cute. I am really glad that they left all these calendars online.
Tuesday, 1 July 2014
First Impression - Coursera's Course Introduction to Neuroeconomics
This is a second part of this blog's new series called First Impression. This time I am going to do a small review of another course offered by Coursera, which is named Introduction to Neuroeconomics: how the brain makes decisions. (If you missed the first part of the series of if you are not sure what Coursera is, look here.)
This particular course is available in English and has been running since 23rd June 2014. It is taught by Vasily Klucharev from National Research University - Higher School of Economics, which is located in Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhniy Novgorod and Perm). The English subtitles available to this course are again imprecise, which might be a problem for someone who does not understand the lecturer's accent that well.
During the first week of the course, the video lectures were in total less than one hour long. They contained several in-built questions, which were not difficult. However, the way how the subject matter is explained seems to be chaotic or incomplete at times. It forced me to stop or replay some bits of the videos couple of times in order to understand what the described experiments were about. Concerning the first week's graded quiz, the questions were created to make a student think for a while, but still they are not tricky and are quite easy to answer. If you want to improve your score, you may attempt the quiz for the second or the third time. The questions will not be the same, which I consider to be fair.
Although the field of neuroeconomics appears to be interesting, I already perceive the theory and experiments as controversial. Thus be aware that your personal belief might not be in agreement with the belief of the lecturer or the experimenters mentioned throughout the course. Nevertheless, I will try to follow the course and deliver an after-course review after the ninth final week of the course is over.
Final verdict of the first impression: Confusing and controversial at times, though interesting and worth diving into the second week of lectures and quiz questions.
This particular course is available in English and has been running since 23rd June 2014. It is taught by Vasily Klucharev from National Research University - Higher School of Economics, which is located in Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhniy Novgorod and Perm). The English subtitles available to this course are again imprecise, which might be a problem for someone who does not understand the lecturer's accent that well.
During the first week of the course, the video lectures were in total less than one hour long. They contained several in-built questions, which were not difficult. However, the way how the subject matter is explained seems to be chaotic or incomplete at times. It forced me to stop or replay some bits of the videos couple of times in order to understand what the described experiments were about. Concerning the first week's graded quiz, the questions were created to make a student think for a while, but still they are not tricky and are quite easy to answer. If you want to improve your score, you may attempt the quiz for the second or the third time. The questions will not be the same, which I consider to be fair.
Although the field of neuroeconomics appears to be interesting, I already perceive the theory and experiments as controversial. Thus be aware that your personal belief might not be in agreement with the belief of the lecturer or the experimenters mentioned throughout the course. Nevertheless, I will try to follow the course and deliver an after-course review after the ninth final week of the course is over.
Final verdict of the first impression: Confusing and controversial at times, though interesting and worth diving into the second week of lectures and quiz questions.
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