The quest to answer life's random questions

What is a Learning Escapade?

Answer: a record of interesting facts, stories and "wow! I never knew that!" moments all wrapped up in one blog. As random questions pop up in life, I do my best to find answers and record them here.

Gandhi once said, "Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."

This quote examplifies this learning blog. Rather than learn little facts and then promptly forget them, this blog attempts to capture those answers and explanations and store them for all to see.

Have you ever wondered how an airplane flies? Why Indian woman have dots on their foreheads or who the richest people in the world are? Questions like these have always interested me. Now with the help of wikipedia and other web resources, it is as easy as ever to find answers to those questions.

Each entry on this blog is a mini-escapade--an adventure that makes the world more fascinating and better understood at the same time.

If you have a question that needs answering or have an extrodinariy explination please let me know.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

The "Big Five" Personality model

These are the five main attributes that show up in the workplace. Having or not having some of these attributes can determine which jobs are right for different people.

1. Introvert/extrovert
Sales, marketing and management lend themselves to extroverts while finance, accounting or analysis or lab work is best for introverts

2. Agreeableness/Empathy
Sincere interest and care for other people and their feelings. Primary school teachers, physical therapists and counselors need high empathy, while some jobs call for a more calloused, results based attitude. In some jobs, high empathy can be a 'push-over' and not get assignments completed.

3. Openness/Creativity
Some are practical and focused, while others are creative and more care-free. Design, marketing need very open and creative people, while airplane pilots and other jobs simply need someone to do the job--not think of a new way of making it happen.

4. Natural Reactions/Emotionally resiliant/reaction to pressure
This attribute is how people deal with stress. Some are calm and relaxed under all circumstances. Others get emotional or cannot deal with stressful situations and deadlines.

5. Conscientiousness/work ethic
Some are focused and project driven, while others are more easily distracted and care-free. Many jobs require you to be dependable, on time and driven. Other lines of work might not value this skill quite as often.

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