Inspiration – Fly and you will know

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 …

TED – Misconceptions about Rewards Driven Motivation

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 …

The 50 Things (from MIT blog)

I came across this post on the MIT Admissions website. In this Ben Jones (Director of communications for the MIT office of admissions) writes about 50 things that a new undergrad student should reflect upon, while entering into 4 year long course. Well, I must say, these are very very practical suggestions applicable to students in all universities. I have Read More …

Words of Wisdom for My Son

पोरासाठी चार शब्द – उत्तम कांबळे (Sakal, Saptrang, Sunday, January 24, 2010 AT 12:40 PM (IST)) प्रिय पोरा, सगळेच विद्यार्थी नसतात गुणवान, नसतात सगळेच ज्ञाननिष्ठ तुलाही हे सारं कळेलच कधी ना कधी… मात्र, आता थोडं हेही शिकच ः जगात प्रत्येक महापुरुषामध्येही असतो एक सामान्य बुद्धीचा विद्यार्थी प्रतिभावंत विद्यार्थी असतात जगात; तसे सारे आयुष्य लढाई करून स्वतःला जायचे तेथेच जाणारेही असतात Read More …