I want to know where I would die so I can never go there. — Charlie Munger I was reading this blog about Charlie Munger and I loved it. His principle of living life in the inversion is fascinating. I am trying to add a similar principle to myself. Instead of seeing or striving for …
Category Archives: Random Thoughts
Attitude
A few years back I was told attitude never changes. I was struggling with myself at work and personal life. Reading an article on attitude a few days back, bought back the memory. We are living in this cosmos which exists on the premise of evolution and change. How can we not change our Attitude? …
Desire to progress
Humanity is hooked on to desire to progress. New revolution and technological advancements are the byproducts of our desire to progress. Our desire to progress is equally powerful as our fight and flight mode actions. We envision a better version of self. Advertisement: Many products and brands use this in their favor. They won’t tell …
Incentives
Incentives act like serotonin. It makes us feel happy. It is not limited to an age group or humans. BF Skinner performed variable rewards experiment on pigeons. These days mobile application providers are using the same on us. Incentives are not limited to money but can come from appreciation and actions. A doctor operates an …
Mere association tendency
Our brain likes to take shortcuts. It is programmed to take quick decisions. That has been a reason we call it monkey mind. How many times did you buy ice cream or soap or soda because your favorite superstar was selling it? Go out and check the signboards people selling sugar associate it with Happiness. …
Non essentials
Why do we waste our time on things which has no meaning to our life? Bitching about government or giving an opinion on subjects we have no knowledge is of any help? Our time is limited, we still spend a good amount of it in the non-essentials. The relationship which has no value, the communication …
Routine
Having a daily set of tasks to do has made me more productive. I use a notebook and write daily tasks. Some of those are repetitive, I add them daily and strike it off once I am done with it. I remember meeting a friend and who suggested to me about this. He told me …
Dreams
Does watching certain YouTube or listening to music effects of dreams. Are dreams combination of everything of everything we see and observe via our senses? The days or weeks am off YouTube/Netflix/Prime and on a reading zone, I get better sleep and calmer dreams. I will go do some research and find out more about …
Cold turkey
Why does it so happens when all of a sudden people stop replying or communicating? The other side gets into a situation he or she has no clue about. This is something very common in sales and relationship. You are pitching someone, on the face, they will show all their interest. After some time the …
Aging
Death is part of our journey, yet we are all scared about it. At the same time, we get busy with our errands and forget about living. We waste years regretting what we could have done when our parents were alive. We complain about our busy lifestyle. We are so connected yet so disconnected in …