Monthly Archives: September 2017

TECHNOLOGY

Inside Innovation # 2 -Process Improvements vs Innovation

Until few years ago, most companies were focused on process improvements or incremental changes. The terminology mostly used were cost optimization, economies of scale, quality, time to market (at decent pace), etc. Companies had different groups and initiatives to focus on these KPIs essentially. While these improvements were taking place, companies like Apple and Google came in and they have revolutionized industries and some competitors and segments got fully eliminated. Companies who
TECHNOLOGY

Inside Innovation # 1 – Introduction

The most frequently used word  now a days is  – “Innovation”. Not just in technology companies or startups but every where starting from schools to all kinds of industries and businesses. So what is this Innovation really and why this is such big buzz word now?. As usual the disclaimer is – I am not THE expert in this area. At least for the sake of the topic, I will try to be myself (this is the case with most of my blogs) with my original thoughts and views. So
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So far what I have written…What next?

So far.. As most of you know, I have completed 100 blogs so far. I have been writing my blogs based on a specific theme and publish as a series. Of course, some blogs are single posts. Below are the 6 series topics I have written so far. HOW TO ROMANCE WITH FEAR – Complete Series DECODING “THE GAME OF CAREER” : Complete Series HOW I SEE THE FUTURE OF LIVING – Complete Series BUILDING BLOCKS OF HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY – Complete Series THINKING FALLACIES – Complete Series Why…Complete
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100 Days of Blogs – Reflection

This is my 100th  Blog.  Have started my blogging journey on May 1st 2017 as an experimentation. Before this I have never written in my life. I get all kinds of different ideas and thoughts. I was not sure whether these are just some random thoughts or have any some stuff in it. To test them I have started writing.  The journey so far is good. Started as a daily blog. But I did skip few days here and there due to some unavoidable situations. Earlier I was taking around 45 – 50 mins.
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Why…Complete Series

Introduction Just thinking what should I write next series? For a change, I just want to pick up different topics on this “Why.” series. These whys could be from any area. For e.g. Why we pick up some new habit (eating too much food) once we quit (smoking) old habit or Why we follow some Babas or Gurus blindly? Now in this introduction, I want to distill all 100s of complex life theories on “purpose of live” to “self-realization” to “Success”,
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# 10.Why…NOT taking RISK is the BIGGEST RISK

We have been taught from beginning to play safe, be nice and be a “good boy/girl”.  So we start living in that mode to avoid any pain early in life….until we get a punch on our face with some sudden shock. We start our careers with comfortable areas and with nice companies. We feel proud to get early job with good companies. We pity people who were struggling to get job and end up with a small company. Fast forward couple of decades, guess who will be at RISK?. The guy who
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# 9.Why…Face is NOT really Index of the Mind

Neither what you see from person’s Face or Facebook pictures one can really reveal what is going in some one’s life. “Face is the Index of Mind” was probably very accurate in good olden days. But now we are expected to follow – “Fake it until you make it” or “Perception is the Realty” etc. mantras. I think this is not a problem at all as long as we are not influenced by “other” people. But I think we do get significantly influenced
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# 8.Why…you should not give away your ideas for “FREE”

Our general tendency is that anything which is FREE we don’t value much, irrespective of its real value. Why? Because our mind values things which are scarce and ignore things which are available in abundance. Read more on this from my earlier blog => Scarcity. Above concept is applicable for sharing knowledge, ideas, advice and everything. There are two theories exist when it comes to sharing anything. One is share abundantly and nature will give you something back, etc. Another
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# 7.Why…many people believe in Babas

Of course, this is most applicable in India. We have deep rooted culture in believing some form of God/Guru/Baba for valid and good reasons. Unlike earlier days, now we have more need and demand for different Babas. Why? Because we have more problems than in the past. People may go to Babas to get solutions or to find some answers, etc. But most people go to them “to feel good“.  Most ashrams provide very good environment (better than homes) and provide good food, etc. You will
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# 6.Why…there is nothing really called as “Sacrifice”

“We have sacrificed our life to provide better life for kids” “I helped my friend a lot but he does not remember my help not loyal at all” “I have sacrificed many things to make my spouse happy but now I realize no use of it” “I have done so much for my company now they don’t care or recognize my efforts”, etc etc I am sure you are very familiar with these “Sacrifices”. I honestly think there is nothing called sacrifice. If
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# 5.Why…our feelings keep changing frequently

Just for a change, I asked some one what she wants to know about one “why”.  She said she wanted to know “why our feelings keep changing”. So this is our topic for today. Feelings are nothing but emotions. Now lets trace it back to the origin.  It is not straight forward but lets try. Your emotions are produced by your brain. Whenever your values/beliefs are deviated from the situation then you brain will produce negative emotions. Negative emotions can be anger,
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# 4.Why…you see all the black cars when you want to buy a black car

Let’s say you are planning to purchase a black car. Then, did you start seeing most black cars on the road?. May be some one you know had particular health issue. Then, did you hear more of such cases through some people or news?. What about when you are very happy? Most probably you will encounter happy events and people. Vice versa is also true !!. I am sure you have encountered some similar experiences in your life. Here is what goes behind the scenes… Right now your brain is
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# 3.Why…hard work is simply not sufficient

We all have grown up with the philosophy of hard working as the main real reason for success, etc. This obviously still have lot of weightage in the overall success formula. But I think weightage has reduced a lot in the era we are living. Let me quickly explain.. Let’s say there are two people – Mr A and Mr B.  A is hard working but less self marketing skills. B is less hard working but with good self marketing skill (probably called as “smart working”). Whom do
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# 2.Why…we pick up a new habit when we quit old habit?

Do you know any one who quit smoking and started eating more and gained weight?.  In the contrast – what about some one who started exercise and lost the desire for eating lot of food or became a conscious eater?. Or you may pick up a new social activity when you stopped some other social activity. Going back to our foundation premise – we do things to feel good or to avoid pain. From the first example – when you smoke, your brain produces a chemical called serotonin
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# 1 . Why…do we try to impress others?

As I said in the introduction EVERY THING we do mainly to FEEL GOOD or to AVOID PAIN. We try to impress others to feel good. But you feel good for a different deep reason. When our self esteem is low then we try to fill our inner void/emptiness by impressing others. Basically filling the tanks with little and temporary happiness from others praise. We try to do this impression business every where…starts with parents, at home, in the society, to boss, etc. Here are the reasons why

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