Chanced upon this show on Netflix – Our Living World, narrated by (thankfully) Cate Blanchett and not David Attenborough – aren’t you tired listening to that shaky voice? Anyways, back to the show. Off late, animal-themed shows have been more than just recording high-resolution videos – they take on a theme and look at nature …
“As brains get larger and more complex, what goes on inside the brain gets further removed from what is happening in the environment. To see what we mean, consider face recognition. People are tremendously skilled at recognizing faces. This is a really hard information-processing problem. At a coarse level, we all pretty much look the …
You may have heard of the Zen concept of no-mind. The term no-mind is shortened from Mushin no shin (無心の心), a Zen expression meaning the mind without mind and is also referred to as the state of “no–mindness“. Widely used in the context of martial arts, it denotes the state of mind when you don’t have to think and judge your …
Read a bit about the origins of some common phrases. Interesting! They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot & then once a day it was taken & sold to the tannery. If you had to do this to survive you were “piss poor.” But …
An interesting set of conversations this week. Many involving team mates, and many involving activities that were non-work-related. The first one stemmed from a conversation that I had with the person over a couple of years ago, during an annual appraisal, where it was mentioned that this person had a passion for going to the …
बन्धुउद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् ।आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मन: ॥ ५ ॥ बन्धुरात्मात्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जित: ।अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत् ॥ ६ ॥ uddhared ātmanātmānaṁnātmānam avasādayetātmaiva hy ātmano bandhurātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ bandhur ātmātmanas tasyayenātmaivātmanā jitaḥanātmanas tu śatrutvevartetātmaiva śatru-vat One must deliver himself with the help of his mind, and not degrade himself. The mind is the friend of the …
A couple of years back, I read a book interestingly titled “How to take over the world”, by Ryan North. I know it sounds a bit off, but it really has workable strategies to take over the world:)) Provided everything suggested falls into place that is. Nevertheless, the reason I mentioned the book was because …
Humanist psychologist Carl Rogers believed that self-concept is made up of three distinct parts: ideal self, self-image, and self-esteem. His theory explains what it means when these parts are congruent or incongruent with reality, which impacts your self-concept. Rogers described the self-concept as being composed of three parts: Ideal self: The ideal self is the person you want to …
Chances are that you already practice this exercise. If yes, then you can try to add a bit more to it. If no, well, it’s a good time to start! The exercise involves connecting with nature. Due to the current mobility restrictions, I have listed out a few options – choose what suits you best. …
The human body is a feat of nature that we don’t think much about. We all know what DNA is, but did you know that DNA can survive for thousands and thousands of years? In effect, it will outlive us for generations and generations to come, in a world where your own name may not …
