Category Archives: Puzzles

What could the Queen possibly have in her handbag at the Royal Wedding?

The Royal Wedding is almost finished and on TV re-runs of this very special day are running over and over. I have to admit that the whole ceremony (lovely as it was) caused me to wonder about one unsolved secret: … Continue reading

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What reading Saint-Exupéry’s Little Prince can teach us

While we forget some stories rather quickly, others stay with us for our whole life. To me Antoine de Saint-Exupéry‘s ‘The Little Prince‘ is such a story, because it offers something new to understand every time I read it. Even … Continue reading

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A free promotional photoshoot for the ‘Coverlook Experience’? I should have said NO.

I got a call one evening a couple of weeks ago while I was in the middle of a supermarket from Elite Studios in London. “You have the chance for a free fashion photoshoot,” a lady on the phone said … Continue reading

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Home is where your baby photos are, isn’t it?

Ever since I left my mother’s house I have been calling different places ‘home’. But recently I have been wondering – do all these homes actually deserve that name? What is ‘home’? When I enter the house that I have … Continue reading

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To sing or not to sing – my split karaoke conscience

I used to believe that I could sing. I took lessons for years, sang in choirs and bands and genuinely enjoyed it. But at some point I stopped believing I was good enough and today I hardly sing. Therefore karaoke … Continue reading

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The early bird catches the worm: how to rise early and why

“Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise,” this American saying promises a lot of benefits for early birds. And in fact research shows it seems to be right. A survey of successful CEOs from … Continue reading

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Reading body language: your limbs say more than thousand words

“Here’s looking at you, kid,“ Humphrey Bogart famously says in the all time classic ‘Casablanca’. Well, good idea Mr. Bogart as a good look at the other’s body language might tell you more than words ever could. According to the … Continue reading

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Self-doubt suddenly healthy or ‘skip the rope until it tears’

It seems to be a very common disease these days: self-doubt. The pressure is so high that the fear of failing leads to pushing limits as far as possible. A psychological study shows that this is not necessarily supposed to … Continue reading

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Why do hairdressers never do what you tell them to?

I have a problem with hairdressers: I fear them as much as the dentist. Why? Because they have the überhuman power to make you look amazing or really, really bad. Unfortunately in my case it is more often the latter. … Continue reading

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Finding a normal sauna in London is close to impossible

It is rainy in England, foggy and cold – you would think that these people love spending time in saunas more than anything. Well, they don’t. As a German I am used to having a more or less fancy Nordic … Continue reading

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