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Rethinking: Fools and Mad Men
by Pawan Sarda
A fool is known by six things: anger without cause; speech without profit; change without progress; inquiry without object; putting trust in a stranger, and mistaking foes for friends. Arabian Proverb
I think a foolish person (fool) is the one who... |
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The Myth Of Time Management
by Rajesh
One tends to see a lot of stressed out people around nowadays, across gender and age group. Most seem to be running against time to complete a task or several of them. First, I am never able to understand the context of 'running against' time. Time i... |
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Why Not Legalise Corruption?
by K R Ravi
The CEO of a large company asked me to meet with his HR manager to discuss the possibility of conducting workshops on Lateral Thinking for his colleagues. I sought an appointment with the HR manager only to find the man was not interested in meeting me. I suspected that he did not like the idea of being told whom to meet. |
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3 myths related to training and learning
by Shalu Wasu
Myths have a way of perpetuating themselves. There are quite a few related to training and learning too. Everyone seems to believe in them. So much so that they have become sacrosanct and no one even bothers to question them. |
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Lusting after books....
by Pawan Sarda
When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing. Anonymous
The concept of a book starts within someone who is restless with a concept. So restless that he cannot keep it to himself. He feels like sharing it with ... |
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Your Weakness Is Your Strength
by Guest Tickler
As an immigrant to the United States, I am not what one would consider part of the fabric of mainstream culture. Of Asian descent, I belong to a group that makes up just 4.4 percent of the population. I have dark hair, big eyes, a Singapore smile... |
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The Wallenda Factor
by Rajesh
While chatting with a friend about keeping one’s self alive and well, he mentioned the term “Wallenda Factor". I had to look it up in Google as it was a new term to me and what I found triggered some interesting thoughts in my mind. |
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All You Have To Do Is Ask
by Axee
We do communicate silently, within our minds in search of the best answers to the best of our capability.
If we succeed, we act and enact that thought into action. If we do not succeed we move on and drop that thought. As a result we fail to act on that impulse. In the bargain, we lose several ideas that may otherwise have turned into lucrative results as possible opportunities. |
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Big Bang Or Big Hoax?
by Jessica See
Let us take a look at the basis of the evolution theory and let the logical thinking person decide if it is even remotely scientific! The theory postulates that billions of years ago, there was a Big Bang and non-living things over a long period of time became living things. Does that sound logical to you - that masses of unaccountable atoms of gases violently "kissed" each other in a Big Bang and non-living things turned into frogs, princes, princesses, kings and queens. It comes across more like a fairy tale than science! |
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Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity
by Guest Tickler
In this funny, personal and motivating talk, Elizabeth Gilbert shares on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. |
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A Tool To Reprogram Your Thinking
by Anitha Jebaraj
how do we know if our evaluation of an event is correct? What if you harbored negative feelings just because your interpretation of an event was wrong? We also have Thinking Errors and Self-Defeating Beliefs that lead to negative thinking and induce stress |
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Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity
by Guest Tickler
In this funny, personal and motivating talk, Elizabeth Gilbert shares on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. |
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A Tool To Reprogram Your Thinking
by Anitha Jebaraj
how do we know if our evaluation of an event is correct? What if you harbored negative feelings just because your interpretation of an event was wrong? We also have Thinking Errors and Self-Defeating Beliefs that lead to negative thinking and induce stress |
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On being a Slacktivist!
by Gopinath Mavinkurve
When I ask myself what good I did last year, I do proudly say, “Much more than I ever did in the past.” So have I turned a new leaf and taken to philanthropy or social service last year? No, nothing of that sort. Why then, this proud reflection o... |
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Five Important Life Lessons
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First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady
During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions until I read
the last one: 'What is the first name of the woman w... |
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Just Another Brick In The Wall
by Anoma Damle
We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control...All in all, it's just another brick in the wall. All in all, you are just another brick in the wall. Pink Floyd
It is difficult to be a child of the 21st century - to be a part of t... |
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What Does It Mean To Be An Indian?
by K R Ravi
A friend remarked to me that what defines America is its veneration of entrepreneurship. The French, he added, most admired style and elegance. What defines India? That was the challenge my American friend posed.
Before I could speak a word, he admo... |
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Wise?...Value wise are we?
by Axee
I had my quota of sound sleep.
The sun is up.
So am I
What next?
Since the beginning of this week, I have been mulling over a series of events that have happened in these past few days, weeks, months.
The good the bad the ugly were being sorte... |
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A value-based tale
by Axee
In these past 15 years I have helped several plans happen kicked off by tech savvy youngsters without any organizational experience as such.
I have rebuilt them, defined them, refined them, to the extent they deserved, or may be more, out of inher... |
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Lost & Found
by Sundararaman Viswanathan
"You preserve only what you love, you love only what you understand, you understand what you are taught." - Baba Pioum
I read this at an aquarium in Kuala Lumpur. Given that most of the creatures are facing extinction in the order of magnificence ... |
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The Hand That Rocks The Cradle....
by Carol Ann Mohamed
Parents were amazed by the simplicity and honesty of the responses which usually focused on everyday things. The kids were more interested in feeling good and connecting with their parents than they were in expensive toys, computer games or big houses. The children said they were happiest when the family played games together; hugged and showed their affection regularly; communicated openly and showed interest in each other |
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No excuse for bad manners
by Danielle LaPorte
A friend of mine who was a therapist in a half way house described an incident where this big burly nut-bar barged into a group therapy session hollering and waving his arms around. He was like a beefy Hell's Angels guy, and he was having one of his ... |
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Time In A Bottle
by Anoma Damle
Man has always perceived time in diverse ways and it has always been his intention to solve the its mystery. How can we define time? There are hundreds of definitions but as far as I have understood, time is irreversible. Since we are a part of ... |
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