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. …

Symbols speak to the human need for flourishing — “History shows that all protest movements rely on symbols — boycotts, strikes, sit-ins, flags, songs. Symbolic action on whatever scale — from the Montgomery Bus Boycott to wearing a simple wristband — is designed to disrupt our everyday complacency and force people to think.”(Hugh Evans, Australian humanitarian) China has been…

Yes, but you recover the cost and gain immensely — Opportunity cost is a concept in economic theory. It refers to the value of what you have to give up in order to choose something else. In a nutshell, it’s a value of the road not taken. Opportunity cost had broad application across various life domains, whether it’s a financial…