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My Thoughts Even discomforts can be a source of assurance if they have been there with us for many years. If it’s not there anymore we tend to miss it! Do we see what we want to see and not the truth out there? When your luck is in, many doors open simultaneously, unfortunately you […]
Dysfunctional Thinking The human brain cannot stop thinking in its wakeful state. We think, think and think. From which the stream of consciousness concept has originated. When it is such an unstoppable activity of the brain, why don’t we humans be better than what we are? That’s the mystery. Some probable reasons Most of our […]
Our own intelligence is the best thing we have. What a tragedy if we do not call upon it when necessary. Why do we see some good films more than once? The first time we see with only our intellectual antenna up. We have to go back to experience it emotionally Most people don’t see […]
Our own intelligence is the best thing we have. What a tragedy if we do not call upon it when necessary. Why do we see some good films more than once? The first time we see with only our intellectual antenna up. We have to go back to experience it emotionally Most people don’t see. […]
Anger management Anybody can become angry – that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way – that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy – Aristotle These days, anger […]
Speaking etiquette We humans alone can communicate through speech. We are very proud of this ability and most among us are likely to use this ability to the hilt. Meaning, constantly communicating through speech. Here are some scenarios all of us faced at some point, and many among us face all the time! They call […]
People probably do not explore all their abilities ever in life. If only they did…what would the world be like? Why do we wonder why people like us? Because we are not sure of ourselves? Every time someone says they like us, we wonder “why?” Guilt feelings have their value… they help us stay on […]
Worrying… Can anybody say that they did not worry about anything at all day, any day? Maybe infants and little children do not. But everybody else worries about something or the other every day. It could be a big worry or could be a small worry. But there it is Will the food turn out […]
What Did I do All My Professional Career? This question must leap into everyone’s mind as we retire. All of us have long CVs /biodata, which cryptically state all our achievements. In the academic field from which I come from I have lots to say for such achievements. But those remain only the tangible ones. […]
Critiquing VS criticising Here is something that we can never escape. Be it in the family, office, among friends or in public places. Often we are required to give our critique (feedback) and we receive it too. Often, we hear people say what is not right, but fail to explain why they think so. Instead of […]