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I have been primarily interested in how and why ordinary people do unusual things, things that seem alien to their natures. Why do good people sometimes act evil? Why do smart people sometimes do dumb …
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A team of management students from SCMS called me to know if I can interact with them on a Sunday afternoon, on how to use 'soft power in organizations to lead effectively'. I instantly obliged as it …
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In the first episode of The House of Cards on Netflix, in its first scene, Kevin Spacey acting as Frank Underwood, comes out of his home in the dark, late in the evening, after hearing a dog crying …
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Russian proverb:'Doveryai no proveryai' - Trust but verify. The trust needn't be blind. It can be intuitive. It doesn't mean it is irrational. Today I got an email from a friend asking for …
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“There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who believe there are two kinds of people in this world and those who are smart enough to know better.” ― Tom Robbins. The world …
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“The curse of modernity is that we are increasingly populated by a class of people who are better at explaining than understanding, or better at explaining than doing.” ― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Skin …
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Glassdoor reviews have become holy grail in tech hiring. It is like the BookMyShow review of a newly released movie. Employers should really work hard to make their workplace 5-star review-worthy, to …
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Education Vs Lifelong learning We get educated for two things. One is to acquire the skills required to be financially successful in life. That is the utility value of education. To bring cash …
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For many years, I asked myself, what is the purpose of human life? For thousands of years in human history, our lives were revolved around the purpose of survival. Now, things are better and we …
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Neuroscience of storytelling and why the human brain loves it Humans think in stories. Not in data. We aspire to be rational, but 80% of our decisions are irrational. We are driven by emotions and …