The world’s acceptance of English as a global link language should be cause for celebration — “Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.” ( H. Jackson Brown, Jr, American author) I am a non-native English writer living in India. I wrote this story more out of anguish than because I felt any deep resentment towards anybody. This is…

Our gut feelings may be more rational than we think — “In addition to their indispensable role in helping us digest large parts of our diet, it is becoming clear that gut microbes have an extensive and wholly unexpected influence on the appetite-control systems and emotional operating systems in our brain, in our behaviour, and even on our minds. …

Read the ‘CV of Failures’ written by successful people and dig deeper into their stories — Success is visible, and people flaunt their successes with gusto. Nobody wants to talk about their failures. It’s not because they lack humility; people are not just interested in listening to uninspiring tales of setbacks. Success is the most popular and bestselling self-help genre. We have thousands of titles beginning…

Automation should complement the human agency and not replace it — As negative side effects of automation become more evident, the world is realising that for many kinds of work we don’t want to replace human beings, even if the work is a little dull, dirty or dangerous. In fact, that replacement can become counter-productive. (Gill Pratt, CEO of Toyota Research…

“We are so ethical that we would never do anything wrong- until we’re caught.”(Kelly Richmond Pope, bigthink.com)

“It seems then, that the most important thing to do when in the midst of a life upheaval is to release yourself from any expectations…

Slow down and savour the eternal moments to experience the magic of life. — “Still your heart. Be present. Allow the eternal moments to unfold. Because this is where the magic of life is found.”(John P. Weiss, former police chief, artist, and Medium writer) There’s no concept of time in the cosmic scheme of things. Life always is as it is. Changes are measured…

Be faithful to your core values — “Many people become obsessed with looking for ever better statements of truth rather than practicing what they already know.”(Hugh and Gayle Prather, Gently Down This Dream: Notes on My Sudden Departure The Truth or Reality about life is inscrutable for the majority of the people. We cannot live without having…

“We have no ability to predict change, so let’s try to focus all of our attention on behaviours that have been showing up forever, all…