People forget these days that authority does not guarantee respect. It requires empathy and degree of commitment. If you are kind, impartial and treat everyone without any bias people will respect you. If you are in the sales role, you would be facing this daily. Every purchaser expects you to listen to them. They would …
Category Archives: Random Thoughts
Signal
It is so easy for successful people to give all sorts of advice. Not that because they may listen to them. Actors, environmentalists, social reformers will cite hazards of firecrackers. They will burn it all during their wedding. A celebrity will talk about empathy on an idiot box, fans will cheer and celebrate. A few …
Managing personal psychology
In his book “Driven to distraction at work” the author mentions personal psychology. What he means is that how can we live happy, meaningful life. These are some points he mentions: 1. Work with emotional grain. It can be working alone or in a team. It can be at a coffee shop or a cubical. …
The sensational six
In his book “driven to distraction at work”, the author talks about 6 ingredients to our well being. * Sleep * Nutrition * Exercise * Meditation * Stimulation (Engaging in learning something unique: a language, an art) * Connection (Meeting loved ones, friends regularly.) Many books are already written on the same subject. We have …
Never worry alone
We all worry over unlimited issues. In the book “Driven to distraction at work”, the author suggests that one should share his worries. He/She should talk/call someone. Meet people over coffee and share the trouble. When you connect with your dear ones, share your pain, you will feel less vulnerable and more powerful. This will …
Wanting
We want this, we want that. The quest of wanting continues till we land in our death bed. Can we not let things happen in natural ways? I am not asking to stop pursuing. My request is to observe yourself more and be aware of our wanting. Our mind is monkey mind. It is irrational, …
Busy
Busy is the best excuse for avoiding people or meetings. We create a shadow of priority on us. I have no idea if it is good or bad. I know about a son who was so busy minting money that he never cared to inquire about his father’s health. One day his father died because …
Parents
There comes a time in our life when we have to make some decisions. I have lived last decade away from my parents. They are retired and chilling in my hometown. I have tried many times to make them come to stay with me for a few months but always failed. I don’t …
Mind Bug
I was reading the book The Truthful Art which is about data visualization. The author also cites some reference on how we humans behave and act. He points 3 things: 1. We love recognizing patterns. We don’t like much randomness. That is what powers bias like gambler’s fallacy. 2. We love storytelling. Once we have …
Broken Dreams
It is so easy to get mad at watchman for taking time in opening door. It is easy to get angry at the delivery boy for calling up few times for address confirmation. It is easy to get hyper at cook for adding extra salt by mistake. It takes an effort to know the story …