REASONING
FORCES YOU
TO
THINK DIFFERENTLY
Friday, November 2, 2018
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MEMO FROM NARA
ENJOYMENT
I
enjoy reading books written by famous authors of yester-years. You may enjoy a
cricket match live in a TV channel. He or she may enjoy a dance program or a
musical concert. Thus everyone enjoys by seeing or hearing or doing something
that pleases one. In fact, enjoyment gives pleasure, relaxation, satisfaction
and a happy joyful life. But we know that life is not enjoyment alone.
Enjoyment may be classified into two categories as
good and bad. People think every enjoyment is good without realizing some are
bad for their life. For example, drinking alcohol gives enjoyment in a party.
One enjoys the party with friends and relatives. At the same time if one likes
to drink alone, daily and becoming addict to alcohol is certainly a bad
enjoyment. Such enjoyment spoils the mental and physical health of an
individual. Therefore one has to realize and enjoy for the betterment of
his/her life.
Many a time people forget to enjoy their life. In
fact, one has to enjoy whatever they say and do. Entertainments are for
enjoyment. Cinema, dance, music, sports etc. are few of them. Nowadays cinema
has become commercial and turns into sensational instead of educational. Social
life is pictured in every cinema. In order to make cinema more and more
sensational, violent and sexy scenes are inserted in a social film even. In
this way cinema creates a thrill in the minds of cine goers who fall a prey to
the unsocial activities in life.
When we get satisfaction in anything we do, then it
happens to be good enjoyment. Satisfied life is enjoyment from which we get
immense pleasure and joy. At every stage of our life we do enjoy life. Playing,
studying, working, meeting friends, going to a party, shopping – every activity
we undertake in our life is an enjoyment that keeps us happy.
At the same time, there are millions of people who
live in this world cannot enjoy life like others.
They are physically or
mentally disabled. Still they try to enjoy life with their will power and
support from family and friends. Therefore every human being enjoys life to full
satisfaction. Difficulties in life cut short our enjoyment. If we remove the
difficulties, then enjoyment is possible. In a sense enjoyment is a kind of
mindset. We have to develop such mindset to enjoy. We’re born to enjoy life to
our fullest satisfaction. But some are lucky to achieve it, whereas some others
are not so lucky to achieve it.
Those who enjoy life should know that they are not
enjoying life at the cost of others. Enjoy your life without harming fellow
human beings. Love and affection towards others will bring more enjoyment,
happiness and joy. Then why don’t we do it?
OVERCOME FEELINGS OF INADEQUACY
1. Remind yourself
that you are not who other people think or say you are.
2. Remind yourself
that everybody makes mistakes at times, has areas of weakness, and things they
want to change.
3. Remind yourself
of ways in which you’ve grown and changed with time. You’re not who you once
were - so celebrate how far you’ve come.
4. Also, the
ending isn’t written and the future isn’t fixed. You’re free to change your
image, and an old identity.
5. Identify the
lies you have believed about yourself – and work on changing them so they’re
more accurate and true. Also, don’t reinforce those lies by acting like you
think they’re true.
6. Remember that
your feelings are not the same as facts. Don’t live based on your feelings … as
that will keep you trapped.
7. Hang out with
those who see, and who appreciate, your worth. And take their words to heart,
and let them help to build you up.
WHAT'S COOL?
- . Saying thank you.
- Apologizing when wrong.
- Showing up on time.
- Being nice to strangers.
- Listening without interrupting.
- Admitting you were wrong.
- Following your dreams.
- Being a mentor.
- . Learning and using people’s names.
- Holding doors open.
FACTS ABOUT FAILURE
1. Failure makes the same goal seem less attainable.
2. Failure also distorts your perceptions of your abilities.
3. Failure makes you believe you’re helpless.
4. A simple failure experience can create an unconscious fear of failure.
5. Fear of failure often leads to unconscious self-sabotaging.
6. Fear of failure can be transmitted from parents to children.
7. The pressure to succeed increases performance anxiety and causes choking.
8. Willpower is like a muscle – it needs rest and glucose to function best.
9. A great way to overcome choking is to whistle or mutter.
10. The psychologically healthiest response to failure is to focus on variables in your control.
2. Failure also distorts your perceptions of your abilities.
3. Failure makes you believe you’re helpless.
4. A simple failure experience can create an unconscious fear of failure.
5. Fear of failure often leads to unconscious self-sabotaging.
6. Fear of failure can be transmitted from parents to children.
7. The pressure to succeed increases performance anxiety and causes choking.
8. Willpower is like a muscle – it needs rest and glucose to function best.
9. A great way to overcome choking is to whistle or mutter.
10. The psychologically healthiest response to failure is to focus on variables in your control.
SYNAESTHESIA
Synaesthesia is an unusual condition in which two or more of the
senses we normally experience separately are experienced together. For example
Synaesthete might see sounds, or smell sights. The most common synaesthesia is
perceiving letters and number as inherently coloured. This condition is thought
to be the result of cross-wiring of the brain and it’s often associated with
‘creative types’, such as artists, novelists, poets and composers. We are all
partially synaesthtes. For example, we naturally associate phenomenon from one
sense with those from another as can be seen in common cross-sensory metaphors
such as ‘smooth voice’ ‘cold night’ ‘sharp taste’ ‘bitter wind’ ‘light music’
and ‘heavy silence.’
TO QUOTE
I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me... all I ask is that
you respect me as a human being. – Jackie Robinson
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. –
Winston Churchill
JUST TO LAUGH
A beggar found Rs.
100/- He went to a 5 – star hotel for dinner… Bill Rs. 3000/-
He was unable to
pay…!!
Manager handed him to
Police…
The beggar gave Rs.
100/- to police and got free…!
It’s called Financial Management
without MBA!!!
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Last night I had a
salad for dinner. It was a fruit salad. It had grapes. Lots of grapes. It was
all grapes. It was WINE.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
"Excuse me Sir, have
you seen a police officer around?”
“No, not a soul,
actually.”
“Very good, now give
me your wallet, watch and lap-top.”
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
LINES I LIKED
Ø
Be ready to move
rather than dwelling on your past.
Ø
Be realistic about
what you can finish and only take on what is achievable.
Ø
Be sensitive to the
feelings of others.
Ø Be the change you wish to see in the world.
Monday, October 1, 2018
MEMO FROM NARA
Human brains always think. They think about the past,
the present or the future. Also many thoughts come and go in our mind every now
and then. Some of these thoughts are vague and unclear whereas some other ones
are very clear and specific. Such thoughts are mostly valuable to pursue
further. In fact, thoughts give rise to ideas either to improve our life or
invent new things to benefit the mankind. Thoughts are our dreams which need to
be implemented. Some people are good at it. They use their knowledge and go
step by step to achieve what they want in their dream.
The clarity of thought is an essential
aspect for those who give lectures. They can impress their audience. Similarly students
should have the ability to express themselves with clarity of thought. If they
attain such ability, then they can easily pass their examinations and succeed
in life. Clarity of thought is very important in an interview or viva voce
examination. Questions are asked by the interviewer or interviewers. The answers
they expect should be specific without ambiguity.
The clarity of thought comes when we overcome fear and
worry. Self-confidence and fearlessness certainly give us the ability to think
better and clear. Most of our thoughts are related to our life, our family’s
life or our profession. So practicing clarity of thought is as essential as
studying a new skill. We
all know that practice makes perfection. Therefore by practicing, our thoughts
can be improved to a level of clarity. In order to achieve such practice we
need to read a lot and gather knowledge and other’s points of view. Listening and
understanding other people’s suggestions for various problems of life will help
us to get out thoughts more precise and clear.
In the scientific field also clarity of thought is
much essential. In selecting a project, layout of experiments, taking
observations, collecting appropriate data, interpreting the results with the
available evidences and drawing conclusions – the clarity of thought plays a principal
role. Not only that, presenting the results in the form of a research article
to publish in a peer-reviewed journal, clarity of thought is essential. Colleagues,
co-authors and the peers of these publications may sharpen your thinking on
certain important aspects of the study.
Some of the Spiritual leaders or God-men express their
thoughts with clarity. So they attract a large number of followers who make
them as heroes or role-models. Clarity in verbal communication certainly
attracts the attention of men and women. Hence human beings use this trade
secret to attract the followers who become their fans. If the vision is clear,
we can go for a long distance and if we have the clarity of thought we achieve
a lot. Therefore, it is uppermost for everyone to have clarity of thought in
every walk of life in order to elevate oneself to the level of an achiever or
successful man or woman.
HOW TO BE A GOOD FRIEND?
1. Think about what you can give to a
friend – and not about what you can get from them.
2. Encourage your friend to be all that
they can be, and to reach the goals they have set for themselves.
3. Don’t hold grudges. Forgive and move
on.
4. Tactfully point out any serious
concerns – but only raise them once, and then leave it up to them.
5. Be reliable. This shows that you’re
a faithful and trustworthy friend.
6. Don’t be controlling. Real friends
allow each other to think for themselves, and make their own decisions and to
do their own thing. Also, they’re flexible and willing to negotiate.
7. Be there when things are good and be
there when things are bad – and always try to understand what friends are going
through.
8. Accept that we’re all different- and
your friends are not your clones. They won’t always thinks and want the same
things as you.
9. Don’t gossip - and don’t share what
a friend has shared with you. A secret is a secret – don’t compromise their
trust.
10. Don’t let an argument destroy a
friendship you have. Sometimes it’s better to back off and back down.
RIGHT OR WRONG
What is correct? and what is not
correct?
What is right? and what is wrong?
are some of
the questions bother us most of the time. A logical decision should be the
solution. Something like 2 + 2 = 4 is correct for all of us; whereas believing
without basis may be correct for some but not for all. Stealing is the right
thing for a thief. Killing is the right thing for a terrorist; while for
peace-loving people these are wrong and not correct. In fact, the thief,
terrorist and peace – loving people are all human beings. Such differences
occur among them! Strange! There must be some reason for it. What are those
reasons?
Therefore it becomes necessary for
every one to use the most powerful and sophisticated machine that has yet
appeared on earth: the human brain. We do not often think about its ability.
Once you start using it all the time to find out what is correct and what is
not correct, then we will be able to lead a life free of fear, stress, anger
and all unwanted thoughts.
The great potential of human brain
is to discover the “unknown” little by little through knowledge, strength, health
and happiness. Therefore I feel there is a hope to lead a life which we want
the way we like.
Optimism is one of the important
aspects of life. It takes us to a proper life style and achievement. An
optimist is always happy and courageous. He or she has the capacity to carry on
the right things in the right way. They have great hope and bright future. Why
not we turn optimists? Think of it and act.
JUST TO LAUGH
An airplane was about to crash. There were 4 passengers on
board, but only 3 parachutes.
The 1st passenger said “I am Stephen Curry, the best NBA basketball player. The Warriors and my millions of fans need me, and I can’t afford to die.” So he took the 1st pack and left the plane.
The 2nd passenger, Donald Trump, said, “I am the newly-elected US President, and I am the smartest President in American history, so my people don’t want me to die.” He took the 2nd pack and jumped out of the plane. The 3rd passenger, the Pope, said to the 4th passenger, a 10-year-old schoolboy, “My son, I am old and don’t have many years left, you have more years ahead so I will sacrifice my life and let you have the last parachute.”
The little boy said, “That’s okay, Your Holiness, there’s a parachute left for you.
America’s smartest President took my schoolbag.”
The 1st passenger said “I am Stephen Curry, the best NBA basketball player. The Warriors and my millions of fans need me, and I can’t afford to die.” So he took the 1st pack and left the plane.
The 2nd passenger, Donald Trump, said, “I am the newly-elected US President, and I am the smartest President in American history, so my people don’t want me to die.” He took the 2nd pack and jumped out of the plane. The 3rd passenger, the Pope, said to the 4th passenger, a 10-year-old schoolboy, “My son, I am old and don’t have many years left, you have more years ahead so I will sacrifice my life and let you have the last parachute.”
The little boy said, “That’s okay, Your Holiness, there’s a parachute left for you.
America’s smartest President took my schoolbag.”
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