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There is a common belief that those who can read or write are literate.  This is perhaps the reason why we come under the influence of the fallacy popularly known as the Lake Wobegon notion, according to which those who possess high academic qualifications or read or write well have great skills. But if you look around, you will come across several successful people who have not attended Ivy League educational institutions or do not have high-sounding college degrees. This forces us to rethink and redefine literacy.  Even those with high qualifications seem to love non-challenging, normal environments. If they are subjected to challenging environments, they panic. In other words, when the question of facing challenges arises, they are just average. On the contrary, illiterates or even laymen may tackle tough situations with ease. This is not to undermine the importance of acquiring high qualifications or skills . So, the question now is: What is literacy? If you face a t...

Who does not want to succeed in life? Such a human being is yet to be born, and even in the future, the birth of such an individual is doubtful. But what prevents aspirants of success from succeeding? The answer is: These aspirants just wish for success, but they fail to take concrete and purposeful action. In fact, taking action is a granddaddy idea that will certainly fetch you success. In this post, let us dive deep into this topic There is not even an iota of doubt in the fact that people often fail because they do not take timely action. By not taking the required action at the most appropriate moment, people lose the advantage that accompanies this step. The question now is: How can you ensure having this advantage? Here are a few tips. 1. Rewrite the rules you have been following. The human mind is a wonderful machine. Since you are an aspirant of success, you may often come up with ideas. Unfortunately, you may not remember these ideas when you need them the most or when you w...