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 …
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Convert your obsession into a story
"This world is not made of atoms, it is made of stories." What is your story? A mundane repetitive but rewarding thing of yours which can be converted to a strong compelling narrative. That is your …
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The stories we tell ourselves
Life is a marathon. An ultra-marathon. Imagine, we are carrying big heavy suitcases while we are running. We need to reach the destination in a specified time. And these suitcases won't help. It can …
Beauty and functionality
UI and UX are honey traps of the internet. Anybody who masters it is in the beauty and functionality business. Coding needs a combination of creativity, culture, and neuroscience to be brilliant. Any …
Conversations with your Uber Driver
After a hectic day in Bangalore, being a Saturday, I decided to be back home in Kochi, before my son goes to sleep. Hurriedly, I booked my ticket and headed to the airport. It took ninety minutes from …
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Animal Dance at WeWork
While I started writing a business proposal, my community manager at WeWork called me to join a Brazilian Animal Dance a one-hour session they do as a routine wellness program for members. I was stuck …
How internet is pushing us into rabbit holes of information bubbles.
Our worldviews are also shaped by similar algorithms, without we knowing. You are using Google, Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter, Instagram or even following news on subscribed websites and all of it leads …
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Contextual awareness to get full picture, not binge-watching!
As a digital native, I get consumed by the enormous subscribed content every day, instead of me consuming the content. It happens when I fall into the trap of reading recklessly whatever comes in …
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#FoodPorn for thought
In the 10,000 years of human evolution, only in last 25 years, we started making 'exotic food' at home sometimes using YouTube videos and indulging it now which is instantly available at a local …
A tribute to human curiosity
I was in my high school when I first heard about Stephen Hawking at a dinner table conversation. My father, being a writer, always kept a tab on how astronomy is moving. Be it Carl Sagan, Jayant …