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Aspirations of a billion now that we have Modi as our Prime Minister.... Tommorow 26th May we have in many years a hope that things in India will finally change for the better with no longer coalition politics or for that matter regional politics. An opportunity in an unanimous choice of the people to make a difference .. And this picture says it all ...
if you want time to slow down, become a student again. Learn something that requires sustained effort; do something novel. Put down the thriller when you’re sitting on the beach and break out a book on evolutionary theory or Spanish for beginners or a how-to book on something you’ve always wanted to do. Take a new route to work; vacation at an unknown spot. And take your sweet time about it. Read more here
"When You Want to Be Really, Truly Happy When it comes to motivation, all roads don’t actually lead to Rome. Not all goals give you the life filled with satisfaction and well-being that we’re all looking for, even if you achieve them. Most people assume that, when it comes to happiness, being successful is all that matters. In truth, there are boatloads of very successful, very unhappy people all around us. That’s because they have successfully pursued goals that don’t actually fulfill their basic needs as human beings – the needs for relatedness, competence, and autonomy. Remember that we satisfy our need for relatedness by choosing goals that are about creating and nurturing relationships with others, while we satisfy our need for competence by pursuing goals that focus on personal growth. Your sense of autonomy will be enhanced every time you pursue a goal that you choose, because it speaks to something about you – your interests, your abilities, or...
Formula for love...... sqrt(cos(x))cos(300x)+sqrt(abs(x))-0.7)(4-x*x)^0.01, sqrt(6-x^2), -sqrt(6-x^2) from -4.5 to 4.5
6 years: Mom knows everything ! 8 years: Mom knows alot ! 12 years: Mom really doesn't know everything ! 14 years: Mom knows nothing ! 16 years: Mom, what mom ! 18 years: Mom is outdated ! 25 years: Maybe Mom knows! 35 years: Before deciding, let's ask Mom! 45 years: I wonder what Mom thinks! 75 years: I wish. Mom was here to ask
TOP TEN MYTHS ABOUT INTROVERTS Myth #1 – Introverts don’t like to talk . This is not true. Introverts just don’t talk unless they have something to say. They hate small talk. Get an introvert talking about something they are interested in, and they won’t shut up for days. Myth #2 – Introverts are shy. Shyness has nothing to do with being an Introvert. Introverts are not necessarily afraid of people. What they need is a reason to interact. They don’t interact for the sake of interacting. If you want to talk to an Introvert, just start talking. Don’t worry about being polite. Myth #3 – Introverts are rude . Introverts often don’t see a reason for beating around the bush with social pleasantries. They want everyone to just be real and honest. Unfortunately, this is not acceptable in most settings, so Introverts can feel a lot of pressure to fit in, which they find exhausting. Myth #4 – Introverts don’t like people . On the contrary, Introverts intensely value the few friends they have. Th...
Q: What is the chemical that helps us in building instant connections or that leads us to falling in love...?? Ans: Oxytocin
Why people remain poor..."Isolation"...interesting perspective... "If the world really is held together by people like Lois Weisberg, in other words, how poor you are can be defined quite simply as how far you have to go to get to someone like her. Wendy Willrich and Helen Doria and all the countless other people in Lois’s circle needed to make only one phone call. They are well-off. The dropout wouldn’t even know where to start. That’s why he’s poor. Poverty is not deprivation. It is isolation." "We live in an age where with a solid Internet connection and someone to guide you through the process of self-education (admittedly something many people don’t have) you can learn just about anything. Certainly enough to qualify for some of society’s highest-paid positions. But unfortunately that’s not enough. Because despite the fact that it’s easier than ever to learn the things that will qualify you for a well-paid position in the world, it’s not easier (perhaps ev...
'Jugaad" a very Indian word for frugal innovation. "the essence of which is captured by the Jugaad mindset, a Hindi word that in a nutshell refers to making do with what one has to solve one’s problems (also implying a certain degree of improvisation). In a business context it means bringing innovative products to market despite limited resources – if not thanks to limited resources, since it is the financial constraints of producers or customers (or both) that drive the innovation in the first place. Frugal innovation results in great value: no-frills, good quality, functional products that are also affordable to the customer with modest means. " Read more here of one person's experience
Interesting idea to make bribe's legal by Kaushik Basu.. Some titbits "An Indian website, ipaidabribe.com, set up last summer by anti-corruption activists, reveals just how grasping officials can be. It has documented over 8,500 instances of bribery adding up to nearly 375m rupees ($8.4m) in backhanders. These include 100 rupees to get a policeman to register a complaint about a stolen mobile phone and 500 rupees for a clerk to hand over a marriage certificate. The amounts are much larger to facilitate income-tax refunds, where the standard “charge” is 10%; sums between 5,000 and 50,000 rupees change hands" " The category of payments he would like to legalise are “harassment bribes”, made by a person to get things to which he is legally entitled. In such cases, Mr Basu argues, the giver should be granted immunity from prosecution and a proven complaint should result not only in punishment for the corrupt official but also in a “refund” for the bribe-giver. These step...
Manage these!! ....... 5 views of identity... 1) Authentication : Do you have permission?* 2) Representation : Who are you? 3) Communication : How do I reach you? 4) Personalization : What do you prefer? 5) Reputation : How do others regard you? http://evhead.com/2011/04/five-easy-pieces-of-online-identity.html