6 | July• 2019
Letters
READERS’ COMMENTS AND OPINIONS
Family Traits
When it comes to the birth
order debate and family
dynamics, my whole family
had an opinion on the article
(‘What Your Birth Order Really
Reveals About You’, June).
After all, everyone is an oldest
(myself) or a middle or a
youngest or an only child (in
the case of my cousin). Even
as adults we sometimes
revert to childish rivalries that
we’ve never quite outgrown.
SUSAN HAMILTON
Perils of Procrastination
Thank you for the wonderful article
‘Why We Procrastinate and How to
Stop’ (April). I procrastinate and on
reading the line “While we waste
our time hesitating and postponing,
life is slipping away”, I realised how
irresponsible this is. I have decided
not to leave tasks to the last second
LET US KNOW If you are moved – or provoked – by any item in the
magazine, share your thoughts. See page 8 for how to join the discussion.
left on the clock and to work on the
points advised by Petr Ludwig and
Adela Schnicker so that I can stick
to my plans. MAHAN ASLAM
Personally Recommended
My siblings and I grew up reading
Reader’s Digest. Every pay day, my
dad would drop by a local bookstore