"We are what we repeatedly do", or not?

Last Thursday we had a very interesting discussion on routines and rituals. As a baseline for our discussion, we used this article: https://blog.rescuetime.com/workplace-routines-and-rituals/

We did a round table reading each paragraph, clarifying if any vocabulary or other type of question was required. The beauty of this way of doing is that each folk shared his or her ideas around each subject we touched. 

It was very remarkable  the different perception each of us have about routines: some though that they were needed because they enable us to be more productive and thus, being able to have more spare time to focus our attention in more creative stuff. And some others considered that they limit the space or freedom because they are iterative and cumbersome.

The climax of the discussion was reached when we went through the “rituals”topic; a team member raised the set of rituals that the tennis player Rafa Nadal shows just before his serve or aligning his water bottles.

We also reflected on the impact or even surprise that our routines could cause in others. Or the challenge that could mean to stick to too rigid routines that could prevent us to embrace improvement changes. 

Last, but not least, we are very grateful of having Paul back with us; for that each team member wrote a funny or emotive quote on a piece of paper and we gave them all to him.

More stuff to come, stay tuned!

The One Way Team.

Pets: Friendship and Responsibility

Last Thursday the One Way group had a fruitful and interesting discussion on “Pets”. As a starting point, Fernando, presented us with some baseline material on this matter. Thigs from what is the most popular pet among us, which obviously turned to be the dog, to what is the average annual cost of owning a pet, a rough figure of 1500€/year. And in addition some Spanish local traditions concerning pets.

Then, the team had an open discussion about this theme. Some team members shared about their experiences with their pets and their opinion of what kind of pet or breed is more appropriate depending on where you live or your vital state. Some others presented the fact that for certain people, owning a pet is a good antidote for their loneliness or for depressed individuals.

In addition, we spend a productive discussion on the responsibility that owning a pet implies; someone said  “…you have to think twice before acquiring a pet…”. And being aware that the decision you make today will last many years, even decades. And not to mention the obvious concerns of urbanity that pet owners should show once they walk their pets in parks or the street.

All in all it was a great discussion; many points of view were shared and it was a great fun!

Stay tuned for our next blog posts!

The One Way Team  

ENGLISH CAMP 2019 (29-31 March)

If you want to improve your English spending a whole weekend with native speakers, here is a link which may help you:

http://englishcamp.sariepaul.com/ 

PAUL IS BACK

   Paul Anderson, our native speaker who is helping us every Thursday, has come back from the United States. Welcome to Spain and we hope he will remain with us for a long time!

   We "travelled" with him on the 10th of January 2019 through the places he and his family visited in Canada and USA. How? We used a presentation and some images or photos that we had received from him during his trip. It was a great celebration!