One of the discomforts that I am forced to go through is seeing people taking umbrage at the bold statement that one man’s right is another man’s wrong and that wrong and right are subjective. Is this true? Good and bad also get buffeted by similar linking and callous hits through the open justification thatContinue reading “Right, Wrong; Good, Bad; and Correct, Incorrect”
Category Archives: Psychology
Knowing the Truth
The most difficult task in life is knowing the truth. Many may dispute this statement by saying that there are even more difficult things in life. An aircraft pilot or astronaut, for example, could say that the piloting job involves understanding the intricate dynamics of physical laws, hence, is the most difficult one. A heartContinue reading “Knowing the Truth”
Man is not Even Small Enough
We often come across people who gloat over the mountain of knowledge they are carrying. There are others who compare themselves as better folks than everyone around. Some others go to the extent of feeling that they are polymaths who could answer queries of anything and everything. The breeds that think that having higher physical strength orContinue reading “Man is not Even Small Enough”
Greed
I happened to read a news clip that a woman from Kerala wired around Rs.40 lakhs -roundabout US$48,000 — over a period of time to a virtual male facebook friend whom she had never met as the man convinced her online that he had sent a Rs. 2-crore — roundabout US$240,000 — worth of gifts,Continue reading “Greed”
Problematic Perspective for Living Better
Many of you may find the blog title intriguing, and there is no wonder in such a thought as man is used to seeing problems as troubles in his way. However, I am trying to look at problems in a unique way which is hard to practice but possible to do as we all didContinue reading “Problematic Perspective for Living Better”
Abundance
What is the least abundant part of our knowledge base? The unobvious answer is the knowledge of abundance. Man is mostly oblivious of the fact that nature has bestowed everyone with abundance — of invaluable, immense and unlimited resources that are capable of providing him with progress without having to vie with his fellow beings.Continue reading “Abundance”
Selection
People answer in different ways if we ask them, “What is the most likable thing about social media?” Knowledge acquisition, new information, friendship, pastime, etc. are some of the answers that will come onto the table. Though I, too, like these things of social media platforms, the most I liked is something else. WhatsApp, oneContinue reading “Selection”
Determination: the Invisible Element in Decision-Making
There are many factors that are characterized by different people as the most important things in life, and a few of them are love, living in harmony and happiness. Though there exists cross-linkages — like one leads to another, mutual inclusivity among these factors — each one of them exists on its own merit, meaningContinue reading “Determination: the Invisible Element in Decision-Making”
Competition or Complementarity: Which One to Choose in Unavoidable Interpersonal Relations?
At the outset, I make a bold statement that being complementary is the only way to sustain interpersonal relations. The term: interpersonal relations that I use on this blog refers to personal relations that are unavoidable. We are caught between two competing forces: competition and complementarity as we wade through interpersonal relations, and these twoContinue reading “Competition or Complementarity: Which One to Choose in Unavoidable Interpersonal Relations?”
Credibility
The last thing a man wants to lose is his credibility. But, is it that which gets his first priority? If credibility is not the first priority for a man, then it cannot be that last thing to lose. In other words, credibility is not an accident but a default output of deliberate and consistentContinue reading “Credibility”
Ease of Doing Life
Many of you will be familiar with the term: Ease of Doing Business, or E.O.D.B., an index that measures regulations which directly affect business. It has ten subindices like starting a new business, dealing with construction permits, getting credit, etc. with which the regulatory framework — hence, the consequent easiness or lack of it —Continue reading “Ease of Doing Life”
Respect
What is that one thing that man can effortlessly give to another? It is possible that elements like love, money, time, etc. would have flashed your mind had you paused for a while to ponder over the question I raised. I am sure that most of you had come across the term: unconditional love. WhetherContinue reading “Respect”
Simple, Complex and Complicated
On facebook, I come across people who show their relationship status as “it is complicated.” It is a fact that this is a willful selection by them as facebook does not give it as a default option. So being in a state of complicated is man-made. Why does not facebook have a status option of “itContinue reading “Simple, Complex and Complicated”
Proportionate Growth – A Learning from International Business
James Allen is one of the thinkers who influenced me in a big way, and his thoughts are pearls of wisdom — detailed in his book: ‘As a Man Thinketh — which played invaluable contribution to my life’s progression. Amongst them, this one: “Man is a growth by law” has profound meaning. In this aphorism,Continue reading “Proportionate Growth – A Learning from International Business”
Clean Your Mind Before the Dusts Become Visible
I was on Work From Home, or W.F.H., for the last five and half months and had rejoined the office a few days back. Spending time with the family is the most beautiful thing, and it was great being at home for such an extended period, thanks to Covid-19 putting a break on my internationalContinue reading “Clean Your Mind Before the Dusts Become Visible”
The Triumvirate of Self-Kindling
There might have been occasions when you bought a pair of shoes or a few dresses for your children while you were out but later found that they were not of fitting-sizes as the kids tried them. Even during these times of online purchase, you would have sometimes returned unfitting goods and asked for replacementsContinue reading “The Triumvirate of Self-Kindling”
Becoming an Expert
There are two incidents that prompted me to write this blog. A few years back, I was diagnosed with Crohns disease at a clinic in Sharjah. It is an incurable, autoimmune disease needing lifelong medication, and I was under medication for almost an year. While vacationing in Cochin, Kerala, my wife told me to consultContinue reading “Becoming an Expert”
Optimization Vs. Maximization
Management students are taught about optimization and maximization as two closely-linked-yet-differing approaches to the ultimate aim of profit-making in business. Optimization, teachers tell them, is the process of finding the best-possible alternative under the given constraints by maximizing the utilization of helpful factors and minimizing the usage of unhelpful factors. In other words, be effectiveContinue reading “Optimization Vs. Maximization”
Assimilation – the Grinding Power of Knowledge
There are many factors like goal-setting, determination, passion, hard work, perseverance, discipline, attitude of positivity, receptiveness, etc. that form the ingredients of success. Nonetheless, even when one has all these ingredients, there are chances that one does not succeed in proportion to the success ingredients one puts into work. To put it in a differentContinue reading “Assimilation – the Grinding Power of Knowledge”
The Bridges that You Need to Build in Life
The English language lexicon has 1 million words, and of which, 273,000 are headwords. Hence, as a rule of thumb, we can say that 136,500 headwords are the antonyms of the rest. You can get, for example, courage as an antonym of fear. Similarly, hope has despair, it is laziness for hard work and soContinue reading “The Bridges that You Need to Build in Life”
How do ideas sprout in a man?
“Necessity is the mother of invention,” an English-language proverb and the quote: “Observation: the true mother of invention,” by Jennifer Derome are the underlying themes of this blog. For the last few days, my mind, barring professional routines, was seemingly empty. I looked inside for something to contemplate, but nothing could I find. I feltContinue reading “How do ideas sprout in a man?”
Personality – The Rainbow of Life
I saw a rainbow yesterday. It was beautiful, curving from one side of the landmass to another over the skies of the Cochin backwaters. As you may know, rainbow is formed when light bends — refracts — due to reduction in speed as it enters water droplets in the atmospheric air, followed by another bendingContinue reading “Personality – The Rainbow of Life”
Morality versus Technicality
Morality is a compulsion while technicality is an intention. Morality demands, but technicality offers. Morality is the compulsion of and demand by truth while technicality is the room-to-maneuver offered by questionable and convenient interpretation of laws governing truth. Morality is the righteous path clearly marked by truth, which is straight-tracked and unidirectional. Technicality is findingContinue reading “Morality versus Technicality”
Countervailing
Nature’s natures are phenomenal which when understood makes one feel awe about it. Countervailing is one of such blissful natures that Mother Nature has engraved on man. Countervailing is the reverse-balancing to ensure that you are corrected, if needed, mid-course in your journey toward your set destination so that your actions will be in harmony withContinue reading “Countervailing”