Procrastination – from the Latin procrastinare: ‘to leave until the next day, to postpone’ – it is the habit of systematically putting off the tasks we are required to carry out. It is such a natural and widespread phenomenon that, according to experts, it has an evolutionary base, affecting on average 95% of the global population.
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John Bird: his life and dreams
He spent his childhood on the streets and his adolescence in prison, yet his abundant charisma has seen him take a strong lead on issues facing the homeless. His life is truly worthy of a theatre script. His life will be on represented on stage at the Theatro Technis in […]
María López: Homosexuality and literature in Cuba
In the last few years, the regime of Fidel Castro has introduced substantial changes with respect to sexual liberty, intending to eliminate the strain of institutional homophobia in the country, although discrimination is still present in certain areas. Benjamin Serra María E. López is an academic at London Metropolitan University […]
Is ’emptying’ a realistic means of achieving peace?
In his book, A Different Drum, Scott Peck argues that the idea of ’emptying’ is an essential prerequisite to peace in any ‘community’. . Nigel Pocock . With major possible catastrophes, such as global warming and pollution, common cause and open discussion free of power struggles, is absolutely vital. Peck’s […]
The UN’s responsibilities in the case of Palestine
The United Nations have been criticised for wavering from their purpose of providing humanitarian aid, protecting human rights and maintaining peace and security between nations, by halting initiatives to convert Palestine into a free and sovereign state. Javier E. Núñez Calderón When the United Nations approved the […]