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Seldom we avoid doing new things due to some mental blocks. For some it is fear of unknown, and for many it is inertia preventing them from breaking a routine. I feel we should always be open for new experiences in day to day life, and try to do at least something which exposes our consciousness, and mind, to the Read More …
Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, and misconceptions surrounding rewards driven motivation. Starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don’t: Traditional rewards aren’t always as effective as we think. See the video below, which summarizes years of ignored research, and underlines that higher rewards does not always yield higher performances. Specially, for performing Read More …
Transcript of the keynote from the 55th IIT Kharagpur Convocation “WHAT MATTERS IS NOT WHAT YOU GATHER, BUT WHAT YOU SCATTER” …. You can convince yourself about the reasons for not exercising—no time, the peer pressure to socialize, the difficulty of a club membership, and logistics problems. However even if these are valid, you can always go for a walk Read More …
Many of the problems we face in our day-to-day lives are because we do not (or hesitate) to ask! How many times you took wrong decisions, purchased something which did not fit your needs, got lost in an unknown city, or missed interesting deals; just because you did not ask?? It is difficult to ‘ask’ for help. If we ask Read More …
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly Read More …