Understanding Human Psychology

  In a training session, I recently learnt about an inspiring story of a 13 year old Chennai based girl, M Nethra. The real life hero and inspiration did not know what her good deal would give her in return until it really did. The story goes, that when the first lockdown struck there were many people who were left stranded on the road, without food, without adequate supply of ration, and money to meet the daily expenses. These people, mostly the daily wage earners, at that point of time, thought that they should leave for their villages to survive or else they would have to perish in poverty. Due to the sudden announcement of lockdown and closure of state transport systems, they had only one choice, that is walk many many miles to reach their destination. They had extremely a little money to survive and they thought the best way to survive for long term is to go to their hometowns as there was no mode of earning left in the city. Their plight was all in the news and was known to the

  Learning comes naturally when you are motivated to learn. A child learns how to sit, walk, move around, and talk. Although we know these are gradual progressions which any individual makes in his life, as growth and survival instincts, it is also a motivation to learn, grow and engage in that new action. We learn so many things in our life time due to this drive within us. Hunger teaches us the understanding of food and at times how to cook. The need to remain connected has taught us how to use new technology, applications and devices which offer that connectivity. Wonder if the schools offer that kind of motivation to learn! In my times, I had not faced any strong desire to learn new subjects, know about different topics as the curiousity was not generated by the education system itself. With the New Education Policy 2019 in India promising a major reform in the learning culture of schools, it is just a matter of time that the claims are proven correct. The hindrance to impleme

  To learn you need to unlearn and relearn and associate your learning with something in your daily life.  You cannot keep learning new information unless you  revise and practise for improving retention. To improve memory and learning, you need to practice the newly learnt information over and over again. Just taking in new information would be like pouring tea in a cup, which will eventually be full and over flow untill you consume some tea, that is ustise the learning practically. Reading and knowing about new things brings immese intellectual satisfaction, but it does not necessarily guarantee retention. To assure yourself of adding value by spending time to learn new things, we must challenge ourselves by putting them into practise in different ways in our daily schedule. According to an article in APA, learning performance is enhanced if students engage in deliberate practice.   A Youtube video of certified speaker, corporate trainer and guinness record holder on memory, Nishant

This has been long due. I have been so so occupied. But I love to write. Love to express my thoughts. Like to share my views with my readers. My love for writing gives me happiness. And yes, very true, today I am writing my thoughts on happiness. I have been hearing a lot about work-life imbalance recently. In some way, I realise that I am experiencing the same also. Work from home is getting more hectic, than work from office. Defined work hours, interaction with colleagues, break times, meal times, chai pe charcha, many such elements were actually de-stressors. Work from home has become boundary-less in so many ways, extending work hours indefinitely is one boundary which is broken. To top it all we have parents, spouses, children who demand our attention too. The instability of job markets has also made people work harder than usual in their existing job roles. People have also realised the importance of up-skilling themselves. Learning new skills, keeping in mind present and futu

For all those who have lost their jobs in the pandemic, for all those who are suffering from COVID 19, for all those who have lost their family or friends to this disease, for all those who are facing salary cuts. For all those who are struggling to get their basic necessities home, for those who are facing the anxiety of an uncertain future, for those who are facing psychological issues staying at home or the threat of being exposed to the virus at the workplace. Yes, all of you, rather all of us! I know there are many. Most of these are so common and the world has seen these adversities rise in the year 2020 by leaps and bounds .. . 1. Social life has changed to become a virtual life. 2. Parties have become online.. be it birthdays or anniversaries. 3. Religious gatherings can no more be observed.. religious festivals are celebrated only with family at home. 4. Cleaning and disinfecting home, offices, public spaces have become a norm. 5. Self-isolation even in case of cold ha

In the ever-changing world, we all need to keep pace with the constant process of evolution. It is said 'Work hard today for a better tomorrow.' This statement holds significance since times immemorial, and it has become of prime importance in recent times. I believe humans must have the drive to achieve something advanced and substantial in life. Life should not be frugal, it should be extravagant. What is life without goals, a passion to achieve them, and the final accomplishment of those goals? Our Late, Respected President Dr. Abdul Kalam quoted that 'Dreams is not what you see when you sleep, dreams is the thing that does not let you sleep.' We have motives for survival which gives us the urge to live and work. But our mind and the capability of the brain is much more. So we should set higher goals and challenge ourselves. Who said it was easy? But I assure you it is extremely fulfilling. Whether your goal is a work project completion, pu