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  Image source: huffingtonpost.com.au During our lifetime, some unwanted events occur that make us blame ourselves. But these events leave some important lessons for us. The incident The event occurred during the pandemic COVID-19. Our final exam was almost over. But few exams were not finished yet and the result was hanging because of those unfinished exams.  After about 9 months under the pandemic, the students of our department agreed to come to Dhaka to finish those exams. I didn't oppose the decision at first too much.  Then one day I talked with my aunty from Belgium and my opposition started to strengthen. I had almost forgotten the pandemic. But eventually, I started googling about the pandemic and found some horrible news: 1.The situation in Europe is still not good . 2. Scientists are suspecting another wave of that pandemic which has been named as 'the winter wave.' The wave has already started to hit. 3. The situation in India , our neighboring country, is t

My first business project was very simple: I bought a pile of A4 pages, then sold at 10 pages/5 BDT rate. Although it was a very small business that lasted for a very small amount of time (roughly 1 month maybe), I learned a lot from that. I am making a list of which I've learned from the business. 1. Observe your surroundings: A great business opportunity might be just near you, but you are not aware of it. 2. Keep the product source stable , or you will lose the business. So, make sure the supply is continuous, not interrupted 3. Market and promote your product/service. Use nice banners, posters, and brochures. Attach the posters in the right places, and supply the brochures to the right people. 4. Don't reveal your special product's source to anybody else , or your monopolistic business will be hampered. 5. If the source is cut off or lost, remove your posters and banners. Because you will achieve a bad impression if you cannot supply your products to your customers w

Image source: pbs.twimg.com Many people dream to have their own websites/blogs and earn through it. If you are one of them, you are in the right place. Now I am going to discuss a number of ways to earn money through a website or blog. Affiliate marketing Affiliate marketing is a popular way to make money online. The process is: you promote other people's products and earn a part of the profit per each sale inspired by your website/blog. The blog may offer discounts to promote both the blog and the product.  An example can be an easy way to understand the process. Check out this website: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/ Notice the topmost sentence. They sell and promote their affiliate products with discounts in the deals page: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/deals/ Sell ad space You may sell ad space on your website. This is an easy way to earn money if you have a lot of visitors and you can persuade companies to buy the space. This way of earning is more stable and less ann

Transcribing works are boring and monotonous. It feels even more boring if you are typing in a non-Latin complex language (Bangla, Hindi, etc.) because typing in those languages is really tough.  In this post, I am gonna talk about 4 different ways to transcribe an audio. The choice is yours: you may like to use the single most convenient technique for you, or you may use different techniques depending on different situations, or you can use different techniques on different times just to relieve annoyance. The techniques: Upload and transcribe manually: There are some transcribing websites which will let you transcribe easily and conveniently. For example, in oTranscribe or GoTranscriber , you have to first upload the audio or video file, then you can start typing on the web writer. The website will let you use different shortcuts to slow and fasten the playback speed, pause, insert timestamp, etc. Thus, you don't have to move your hand from your keyboard. A nice way to transcrib

Image source: tasty-indian-recipes.com Bachelor-life and mess-life are two common words in Bangladesh. Today's article is all about solving a mess-life problem. Suppose you are a bachelor or a student living in a mess. The cook is not present today. Restaurants are costly or far enough. You don't know how to cook. So, what are you gonna do?  We Bangalees can't pass our day without rice. So, we must go through traditional cooking. Cooking rice is easy: just boil in water and keep checking until it gets done. But obviously you can't eat just rice.  So, an egg can be the best solution here. How about an egg-omelet!!?? Follow these 11 quick steps to fry an egg: Buy an egg. Break the egg into a bowl. Cut an onion. It will make your omelet tastier and bigger. Mix the onion with egg-liquid in the bowl. Mix a little salt. Take a frying pan and wash it. Light up the stove and put the pan onto it. Pour a little soybean or other cooking oil into the pan and let the oil heat up for

Image source: comparitech.com What is cloud storage? Cloud storage is an online service that allows you to store your data (documents, pictures, music, etc.) in an ex-situ online server. The cloud service provider has the full responsibility to keep your data safe.  Some cloud storage services: Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, etc. Storage is an important hardware for our digital devices: pc, laptop, smartphone, etc. Every one of these devices has a built-in storage. Now the question is: despite having a nice, working, built-in offline storage in your device, why do you need to use another online storage? Here are 3 reasons why everyone should have a cloud storage account You don't know when an accident may happen. Suppose you are sitting beside a window in a public bus. You are talking with your best friend over a call. Suddenly, .................  your phone slipped off your fist. You started shouting to stop the bus. You got off the bus, then found your loving smartphone broken.

Image source:  planet-science.com At least one of these methods should work for you. Method 1:  Hold your breath for a short period. Method 2: Gargle with water. Method 3: Pull-on your tongue. Method 4: Breathe into a paper bag. Method 5: Pull your knees up to your chest and lean forward. Method 6: Swallow some granulated sugar. Method 7: Drink from a glass of water while leaning downward. Method 8: Bite on a lemon or taste vinegar. Contact your doctor if it lasts for more than 2 days. The most common triggers for short-term hiccups include: Drinking carbonated beverages Drinking alcohol Eating too much Excitement or emotional stress Sudden temperature changes Swallowing air with chewing gum or candy Hiccups Prevention: Eat more slowly. Eat with smaller bites. Avoid alcohol. Drink less carbonated drinks. Eat less spicy foods. Eat less fatty foods.