POLLS : Standby;

Everywhere you look today — campuses, offices, coffee shops — people sit with laptops open, waiting for the “right moment” to begin something meaningful. Standby is that quiet pause before a shift. It’s readiness disguised as waiting.

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8. The Gathering Energy Phase: Before any real beginning, we gather invisible energy — like charging your phone before leaving home. Reading small things, saving links, listening to podcasts, attending a webinar… these small acts look insignificant but together, they create momentum.

Q8. Are you collecting small bits of information even before formally starting your learning journey?