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. …

“The best thing about the gardener’s eyes is that you bring them with you everywhere — and everywhere there is something to see.” (Catie Marron, the author of “Becoming a Gardener: What Reading and Digging Taught Me About Living.” We acknowledge gardening’s health benefits like reducing stress and anxiety. Gardening…

Parents have a responsibility to stop their children’s bullying behaviour.

Vaclav Smil, the author of Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure, says that we should examine the claims about…

Existential threats seem to dissolve the sense of the self — Our feelings and personality influence our ability and willingness to be kind to others. We are nicer when we are in a happy mood than when we are sad. However, how and when people exhibit kindness is unique; it depends on their personality, value systems, and attitudes. …

“Most things in life happen at the second, third, or nth steps.”(Farnam Street)