Suzan R. Hofstede Publications

  For thousands of years, most people have been searching for an answer to the question "who am I?" However, there is no clear answer to this question. Could there be a reason why we could not find an answer to this interesting question? Don’t we know ourselves and inner thought well? Maybe, we just change and develop before answering that amazing question… In my opinion, the moment we ask ourselves the question "who am I", we get to know our inner world better. While we think -even for a few seconds- our perspective changes and we improve. Therefore, the person who asked the question and the person who tries to find an answer are not exactly the same. Actually, they are totally different from each other. What I meant by calling them “different people”: the individual’s mindset, perspective and attitude toward life have all changed. To explain this issue better, we can have a look at what "existence" is. If the notion “existence” means “the sum of ev...

    Suzan R Hofstede and famous actress Anne Hathaway had an inspiring conversation about movies, fashion and the key of being successful in acting career Suzan R Hofstede January 9, 2022 Manhattan, New York, USA Having an interview with the world-wide-known actress Anne Hathaway was such a pleasure. While talking about her career, her movies and fashion, I learned some key points about how to be a successful woman. She was always a fashion icon in her lovely and trendy red dress with some glamorous accessories. ·         Her Admirable Career By the time she turned 18, she entered in her acting career. She mentioned that she had had a huge passion about acting at high school as well. Furthermore, she added that she had won a prize at the very beginning in her career, which led her to become more ambitious about being a famous actress. Always dreaming about being a world-wide-known actress, she totally reached her goals. She ...

  The number of young people and children reading books, even adults, is decreasing rapidly. Indeed, there are too many distractions around us. Many things such as television, telephone, computer games, social media put us off gaining the habit of "reading books". I would like to start a social responsibility project with the Instagram account of "Suzan's Library" (Suzan_in_Kitapligi), especially in order to help young people and children gain the habit of reading and make them love reading. ·          READING BOOKS IS FUN First of all, reading a book is much more enjoyable and fun than watching television and looking at "photoshopped" photos on social media. When you read a book, you will definitely get a reward somewhere and sometime.   However, when you play a computer game and collect millions of points, no one will congratulate you except for that game. You may ask yourself “How will I achieve something and get a reward by r...

  Do not you think that life itself is a competition? So, why would not a highly competitive environment be perfect for studying? Both in studying and in real life a highly competitive environment affects people positively. This competitive environment creates discipline, increases the efficiency, and helps students to have role models who will keep them motivated during their studying journey. Competitions create discipline for everyone, as one can see how much the other people study for something. Schools create discipline by forming a competitive atmosphere. The more the students spend their time at school or courses, the more they become competitive and disciplined. For instance, students were not disciplined during the coronavirus pandemic. The main reason why they were not disciplined was they did not have the access to a highly competitive studying environment. Although they tried hard to be disciplined while studying, they could not create the same atmosphere of school ...

  Is trying to be a “perfectionist” a good thing or a bad thing? Probably most of the people would say "of course it's a good thing" in response to this question. However, I do not think it is exactly a good thing. The reason is very simple: A person who is a “perfectionist”, never thinks that he/she is perfect. He/She always finds a flaw or sets a higher goal for himself/herself. Setting high goals for ourselves is, of course, a pleasant thing. It always takes us further than where we are at that moment. But this situation can also prevent us from living life. However, is it really possible to be a “perfect person”? In my opinion, this is hardly possible. While trying to be a perfect person first, you always think about being perfect subconsciously. If you're obsessed with something like that, you will not be "perfect". This might be an indication that you do not have the “perfect” self-esteem. Let's consider that you have a perfect self-confide...

  Communication has a prominent place in our lives, has not it? If “communication” is really important, why do not you learn at least one foreign language? Everyone definitely needs to learn a new language! Especially if you want to upgrade your life… Learning a new language – in other words, being able to speak several languages – has many benefits and advantages for you. This ability can improve your personal life, your career, your self-confidence, your relationship with other people and your communication skills. Which means that your life will be amazing if you start learning a new language! First of all, it helps you to learn about other cultures. While taking some courses or watching movies in order to learn a new language, you may figure out some cultural features of that country as well. Widening your general knowledge is a must nowadays, especially if you want to shine out from other ordinary people. Therefore, learning a new language will definitely help you in imp...