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It is said that the path to success lies through a chain of failures. We all know the story about Thomas Edison – he invented the light bulb. But did you know that it was his 10 001^st attempt? He just considered all those failures as “non-working” days.

You should not spend your time in total idleness, otherwise, you will have the impression that you did not do anything when the holidays are over. So, we recommend that you plan interesting activities in advance. "What did you do during your holidays? I was at home; I did nothing special!” It is very important to have something to say after returning from vacation. That is why it is essential to plan exceptional days dedicated to relaxing on the beach (or in the mountains), visiting an amusement park, etc.

To really feel yourself on vacation, you need to know how to get out of everyday life, and it goes through a break with work. To avoid falling into the trap of working at home, define a period of time to respond to the emails connected with work or your studies – 10-15 minutes is enough. By responding to your emails regularly but quickly, you will also prevent yourself from collapsing under a ton of work after your return.

Blaise Cendrars is well-known in the Anglo-Saxon world, no doubt about it. But perhaps he deserves to be even more so. This Swiss author was unimaginably talented and prolific. But one of his greatest achievements, or dare I say, the greatest one, is “Moravagine”, his magnum opus he was working on for nearly a decade.

The century of Lights, the Age of the Reason, the Age of Enlightenment, whatever you call it, was a particular time. Its main ideas dominated the intellectual landscape of Europe throughout the 18th century. That’s what you may know from school. But what exactly is this decade all about? How knowledge was perceived and processed?