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Category Archives: Psychology
Fewer in Rich Countries say ‘Today is a Good Day’ – US an exception
Very interesting poll by pew reveals that less and less people in the rich world say ‘Today is a Good Day’ … There seems to be an inverse relationship between ‘GDP per Capita’ (National) and the number of people who … Continue reading
Posted in Finance, Economics, and Accounting, Fun & Humor, Psychology, Sociology, Thinking and The Mind
Tagged economy, Psychology, research, Thinking
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On the road to Emotional Intelligence : The Emotions Map and other things ..
Emanuel Derman (here) draws a nice similarity between how Spinoza in his ‘Ethics’ approached human emotion as Euclid approached geometry : Defining three Primitives and ( Pain (sorrow) , Pleasure (joy) , and Desire ) and then proceeded to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Leadership, Personal Development, Psychology, Thinking and The Mind
Tagged emotional intelligence, emotions, feeling, map of emotions, Psychology, social intelligence, spinoza
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Left Brain & Right Brain : Good Advertising
Came across this ad (by Mercedes Benz) … Although it is a bit too “linear” in terms of the separation of the functions of the left brain and right brain , it is is visually very creative and beautiful … … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Psychology, Sales & Marketing, Thinking and The Mind
Tagged analytical, artistic, creative, critical, left brain, logical, Mind, right brain, systematic, Thinking, thought
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Obliquity by John Kay – Book Review
This book discusses how it is impossible sometimes to pursue our goals directly, where oblique (indirect) paths yield better results. The writer basically validates this by examples from three fields. The happiest people aren’t those who pursue happiness, the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Knowledge & Education, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Psychology, Selected Readings, Sociology, Strategy, Thinking and The Mind
Tagged Complexity, decision making, Happiness, Indirectness, intelligence, John Kay, Leadership, Muddling Through, Obliquity, Personal Development, Planning, Power, Problem Solving, Strategy, Success
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On Multitasking: Can you Multitask ?
Think-Grow: Multitasking is a huge discussion now… How beneficial is it ? Can it really deliver considerable benefits? a short article on HBR blogs discusses a negative point of view on multitasking and how it can actually reduce personal effectiveness. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Personal Development, Psychology, Studies, Thinking and The Mind
Tagged attention, Communication, concentration, focus, information, information overload, interpersonal skills, multitasking, Organization, personal effectiveness, personal efficiency, self help, Success, time management
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Speech Therapy
Speech therapy .. Stuttering .. Children .. more The Economist had an interesting article on speech therapy, inspired by the movie ‘the king’s speech’… It discusses historical approaches to the problem, including blaming it on dryness of the tongue (In … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Personal Development, Psychology, Sociology
Tagged Child Stammering, Child Stuttering, Communication, improving children's communication, speech, speech impediments, treating stuttering, Treatment of stuttering
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Interesting Quotes from the Movie Wall Street
Wall Street is an interesting movie, that portrays different images and struggles within the world of business and finance – regardless of whether the director (Oliver Stone) was actually really biased against powerful corporate and finance professionals. It draws the … Continue reading
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Tagged bud fox, carl fox, corporate, filthy rich, finance, gordon gekko, how much is enough money, money, oliver stone, Power, Psychology, quotes, sociology, statements, true success, wall street, wealth
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The Learning Wheel : The Four Stages of the Learning Cycle
( Adapted from the Book by Charles Handy – The Age of Unreason ) Handy believes that it is best to think of learning (see also http://www.think-grow.biz/learn.html) as a wheel of four parts: Question Theory Test Reflection it doesn’t end at … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Handy, intelligence, Knowledge, Learning, Learning and Evolution, Question Theory Testing Reflecting, The Age of Unreason, The Learning Cycle, The Wheel of Learning
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On Motivating People ( From Jim Collins’ Book: Good to Great )
“Spending Time and Energy trying to ‘motivate’ people is a waste of effort. The real question is not ‘how do we motivate our people’. If you have the right people they will be self-motivated. The Key is to not de-motivate … Continue reading
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Theory
“every theory makes a bargain with reality” M. Sahlins “Every theory trades certain kinds of knowledge at the expense of other kinds of knowledge. to put it more forcefully, every knowledge comes at the expense of a certain kind of … Continue reading
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