Etiket: Diekstra
The elderly are dismissed as useless | column René Diekstra
Things happen where it is actually unimaginable, let alone acceptable, that entire tribes do not revolt against them and show the instigators the social door. One of these took place…
What do you need to understand about someone to understand them? | column ‘Thinking guide’ by René Diekstra
Question from a reader: ‘I spent Christmas Day with my father. That was not a success. I have asked myself several times during and afterwards: what do you have to…
Revenge has no statute of limitations | column René Diekstra
Someone recently asked me, in response to a column about the Israel-Palestine war, what I think is the most terrible word in our language area and whether I think it…
Sébas Diekstra hits back at Ronald Molendijk: ‘Not objective’
Sébas Diekstra, who assists victims of TV shows such as The Voice of Holland and Temptation Island, hits back at Ronald Molendijk. “There is a conflict of interest here.” ©…
He who is silent hears more | column ‘Thinking Guide’ by René Diekstra
Would you rather see advertisements that match your interests? Mediahuis Noord, in collaboration with affiliated parties that, like them, are part of the Mediahuis group, draws up joint group profiles…
Hold me please | column ‘Thinking Guide’ by René Diekstra
The storm earlier this week and especially the images of trees falling down on cars, houses and unfortunately also people evoked memories of a dramatic event in New York in…
With his dress code, Zelensky radiates battle every day. As Winston Churchill reassured the British people during the war: cheerful with cigar and bowler hat | column ‘Thinking Guide’ by René Diekstra
On the night of February 23 to 24, 2022, Russian troops are about to invade Ukraine or have already started to do so. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, informed of this,…
Those who watch themselves change themselves for a shorter or longer time | column ‘Thinking Guide’ by René Diekstra
On a sunny spring day, when you pass a terrace where a number of people are sitting, you suddenly feel their eyes on you. What happens then? It is likely…
Don’t waste time | column Denkwijzer by René Diekstra
In his wonderful book The Denial of Death, anthropologist Ernest Becker argues that most people are not equipped to deal with death. In Becker’s words: “As soon as man lifts…
Genius Psyche | column ‘Thinking Guide’ by René Diekstra
In our language area, giftedness in a certain field is often expressed by ascribing someone a lump. “She’s got a knack for math.” “He has a knack for languages.” But…