The author expresses gratitude to various individuals who’ve shaped their outlook on life and work, including thinkers, leaders, and artists. A significant figure is the late Daniel Kahneman, whose research in Behavioral Economics and decision-making wisdom, articulated in “Thinking Fast and Slow,” profoundly influenced the author. This piece serves both as an acknowledgment of Kahneman’s genius and as an inspiration to others.
I stumbled onto the scene in which Bruce Lee talks about winning and losing, about the art of dying. Before we go any further, take the time to watch the clip here. The wisdom shared is profound in its simplicity and simple in its profundity. Win or lose, Live or die, creative or boring – they are all two sides of the same coin. One can’t come without the other. If we don’t accept one, it’s too difficult to get the other as well. As he says, learning to die is to be liberated from it. What I take it […]
Premise: I came across this reel on Instagram and loved the story and wanted to share it with you all. You can watch the reel here. While the story itself is better told by Dr. Caroline Brookfield in the reel, I wanted to share other things that I learnt watching and listening to the story and wanted to share that with you. So, here we go: Lesson 1: The importance of Psychological Safety The person who shared the idea about poking people’s eye was able to share the idea (which eventually led to the breakthrough idea) because that person felt […]
Failing at something that we tried to accomplish is better than not having attempted it at all and regretting about it!
Premise: I stumbled on to this performance by a school band and thought it was incredible and wanted to share this with all of you. When I think about this a bit more, I realised that there is a lot that we can learn from this band as leaders. Before we move to the learning part, first take the 8 to 10 mins to watch the band perform for the spectators here. One of the most powerful way to stand out is not to conform to the expectations that people have of you. We don’t expect a band to play […]
