Feedback plays a key role in our life. It is not just limited to our profession. Our seniors at work are not the only ones to give us feedback. If we have an open mind we can get better. Life is a journey and we are time traveler’s. In the end, it depends on us. We …
Category Archives: Random Thoughts
Arguments
Partnership gets a hit because of heated arguments. We turn into a beast, our ego takes over: rationality and logic takes the back seat. We get passionate and forget about empathy and virtues. Why does this happen? Is it because our lizard brain takes over? A solid partnership requires respect, empathy and rational conversation. We …
Divide
Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and many others were murdered. We got racial equality added in our constitution. But what about society? Are we treated equally? Has our bias on looks, color, beard or tuban got any better? We are living in a united country divided by caste, creed, religion and colour. A society where …
Greed
We inherited greed from apes, our ancestors and it evolved. We fought for food, women, land and supremacy. Later religion came: mercenary killed many. These days it is about selling more arms, controlling oil fields. The quest for profit by food giants has given rise to many disease. The easy access to loan, credit card …
Partner
Finding a partner is a difficult business: our prosperity depends on it. Some factors for meaningful partnership: Right set of expectation Trust Respect Support in adversity It is surprising that people find life partners or business associates via internet. How do they end up living together.
Running
Advancement in technology guaranteed us prosperity. And sold us hyper-productivity: our quest to become successful in every aspect of our life. We are competing with everyone on everything. We are in a slot machine for: growth, relationship, prosperity, happiness, appraisal, love. We have turned into a robot. We are copying others. We are multitasking. We …
Doer, dreamer, cribber and society
Society is a collection of an individuals with different mind set. Doers are working on shaping our society for good. Dreamers are forward thinkers. Cribbers are unique. They have problem with everything:state, government, rules, systems, doers, dreamers. A progressive society requires more doers and dreamers. Union of doers and dreamers bring progress, innovation and …
On marriage
My 33rd birthday made me feel like I was doing a mistake. Friends and family who called to wish me were more concerned about me getting married soon rather than my health or work. Are our parents right, or is this society created FOMO? Why does everyone around me want me to get married? Some …
A year older and wiser
I recently celebrated my 33rd birthday. I traveled to my hometown and spent the day with my parents. I don’t have much to crib/complain about my life. I am living it moment by moment. Epictetus says: Life is a journey and we are like travelers. Every moment has its own share. At the same time, …
Thaler, NFL and Decision making
Richard Thaler is a Nobel laureate and author of the best selling book: Misbehaving. He is a popular figure in the area of behavioral economics. Last week when I was reading ‘Misbehaving’- the chapter on decision making caught my attention. It talks about how traditional ways of picking NFL players were resulting in losses. The …