Minimalism as a concept has been around for centuries. Japanese are pioneers at it. Rest of us are living in consumerism. We are living in a world where preachers of marketing dictate our choices and guide us. Marketers and brands are selling us: more is good. Bigger soup bowl, bigger iPhone, bigger car, bigger house, …
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Other India
India is a country of villages and agriculture plays a major role in our economy. The population plays a key role in power dynamics during elections. Still, they are most oppressed, silent and lacking on all government benefits. The incredible part is, even with all the shortcomings they are hopeful. Every parent aspires to see …
Respect
I keep reading in magazines or on social media about respect and its importance. I interact with people from various sections of society on a daily basis. If I start treating them according to their pocket sizes, I will make a big ass of myself. Learning can come from anywhere, It has nothing to do …
Depression
Depression is a modern-day plague. There are shops, establishments, and organizations in the business of curing depression. Depression is a multi-billion economy. Books, therapy, yoga, mindfulness, good eating, exercises are on sale. Few of us do need clinical help, psychotherapy, and medicines. For the rest of us depression is a modern-day self-created epidemic. There could …
People
Socrates, Plato, Ben Franklin all had one thing in common. They all mentioned the importance of people around us. People foster the growth of a commune, a society or an organization. The interpersonal relationship trumps over organizational or project affiliation. Screaming over Twitter about the hiring problem and employee attrition will not help. Finding the …
Affiliations
Man is a social animal. ― Aristotle Humans have common constituent: blood, bones, meat, gut, brain, and trillions of micro-organisms. But we are all different. What we like, what are our virtues and vice. As humanity progressed so did our afflictions. * Neanderthal to Homosapeiens. * Germanic to Celtics. * Native to barbarians. * Native …
The power of habit
I was reading deep work (blog link) and the power of habit for some time. The book narrates the importance of our habit in our life and self-development. In short, the cycle of cue, routine and reward results in habit formation. We get engulfed to our habit and end up practicing it without any cognitive …
Socrates Qualities
I am not literate enough to talk about Socrates. While going through my notebook, I found these written notes. These are a few of his qualities. I don’t remember from which book I got them, just for future reference I am adding it as a blog note. Socrates qualities : 1. Freedom (as opposed to …
Rational
What happens if everyone becomes rational? We will turn Vulcan (star trek) and will have to deal fewer errands. What will happen to our emotions, feelings et all? We will become robots. That will save Earth? Who knows, it might. We will start using our consciousness. We will become unbiased. Emotions will have no role …
Deep work
Reading “Deep Work” made me realize I am wasting my precious time. We are wasting time in the hyper-connected app-driven world. It is making us less productive. The author recommends allocating time in chunks for Deep Work. Productivity and deep work are proportional. He gives his example in practicing deep work and being super productive. …