The world seems to be going to hell in a handbasket. And we all know that the human experience can be quite challenging at times. So I love to find projects, initiatives, people, that make the world a better place. These projects and people give me hope and bring a smile to my face. And I hope they do the same for you. You’ll hear stories about people from all over the world, changing their societies. Every now and then I’ll have a chat with one of these initiatives and find out what drives them, what keeps them going even when things get a little tough. In addition, I'll throw in all I know about change - from your personal life to society. And maybe, one of the stories you’ll hear will motivate you to get active yourself. For we all can be changemakers. It starts in our own daily lives and then has ripple effect, spreading to our neighborhoods, cities, countries and the world as a whole. That’s what I believe, after all, I’m a voluntary optimist.
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episode 8: The Impact of Patience - Stories from the Netherlands & Brazil
Can patience make a difference? Can it have an impact? And even more pressingly: can being patient be fun?
Find out the answers to these questions and discover how patience got popular at a supermarket chain in the Netherlands, and why it plays a role in bridging the age gap in a language school in Brazil.
And should you be in a hurry:
The impact of patience depends on two things: How patient are you when it comes to others and how patient are you when it comes to yourself. Spoiler alert: Somehow the two are inevitably linked.
Sources:
The Netherlands
https://nieuws.jumbo.com/persbericht/jumbo-geeft-startschot-voor-opening-200-kletskassas/616/#clip_content; last downloaded: 06/11/21.
https://theworld.org/stories/2018-04-18/amsterdam-tackling-loneliness-one-dance-party-time; last downloaded: 06/11/21.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210403/p2a/00m/0na/005000c; last downloaded: 06/11/21.
Brazil:
https://videosift.com/video/Young-Brazilians-learn-English-by-talking-with-old-Americans; last downloaded: 06/11/21.
https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/; last downloaded: 06/11/21.
https://www.distancecalculator.net/; last downloaded: 06/11/21.