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Mind, Incompetence, and the Rise of AI: Navigating Mental Clarity in a Measured World

Mind, Incompetence, and the Rise of AI: Navigating Mental Clarity in a Measured World In our previous blogs, we have covered the aspects of the mind, every person deals with, in their day to day life. As we move on to more general open ended topics/concepts, for a single point of view there may be contrary, supporting and thousand other point of views. That is the way the mind and logic is and the way the discussion should be. Incompetence and handling it Competence in simple terms can be defined having the required ability combined with a minimum quality standard, when the either the standard is not met or the ability is missing, it is termed as incompetence . This is not a blog about do it yourself tips in handling the perceived incompetence. There is no magic wand to handle incompetence. Only solution is to objectively look at what is lacking, the ability or the minimum standard, or both, then get to work on it. Excuses, procrastination are all milestones in the journey towards co...

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A Heartfelt Confession: My Expertise in Failing

A Heartfelt Confession: My Expertise in Failing In one of our earlier blog, we looked at thoughts, what is it, its relationship with the mind and the impact it has on us. In this blogs we look at fear of failing . Fear of failure - Does it really exist ? There are a many experiences that people shy away from, two out of those are the experience of fear and failure . I ask myself, is there something called " Fear of failure " ?, as I ponder over this, the only conclusion I am able to reach is there is nothing called "Fear of failure" its just an combination of words. We can be fearfully of literally anything, fear of heights , animals , speech , emotions , living, dying, success, failure etc. There is a never ending phobia list . So fear is the underlying experience, the triggers can be anything. It will be worth exploring both words fear and failure. Following the ascending alphabetical order, we will first explore what is failure ? and then explore what is fear ? A...

Why Observation of the Mind Is Key to Joyful Living

Why Observation of the Mind Is Key to Joyful Living We have looked in our previous blogs, what is the apt relationship to maintain with our mind ? and why we need to maintain so?. In the current blog we look at, what is commonly referred to as the chatter of the mind . MIND'S CHATTER TO MINDFULNESS We talked about the constant information pounding of the mind, What does this result in ? More information being stored and memory links forming over time. One of the major consequences of this is the amplification of the existing chatter in the mind. CHATTER or THOUGHTS Until now we have not touched upon the subtle aspect of the mind which is the " thoughts ". The seemingly unorganized and repeated thoughts and it pattern's are generally referred to as the chatter. Everyone hears, see them for themselves and understands what is going on. The inner voice is a constant companion, never fixed ever changing, moving from one extreme to another. Like it or not constantly going ...

From Evolution to Overload: The Mind’s Struggle in a Hyperconnected World

From Evolution to Overload: The Mind’s Struggle in a Hyperconnected World In our earlier blog posts we looked at various aspects of the mind, from the emotional to the action oriented. In this we use the analogy to a machine to help us understand the importance of maintenance and upkeep. The miraculous machine In terms of evolution from a single celled organism to multi celled creatures , humans are at the top of the evolution scale and food chain chain. This evolution has been gradual and over a period of billions of years. The body as a whole is a miracle. The mind is central to this miraculous machine. We touched upon the various functions of the machine, and how it is intertwined with every aspect of life from birth till the end. The mind does not rest even in sleep. This non stop working of the mind without proper care can have serious consequences for an individual. Mind, the machine and it's maintenance - Significance In the earlier post we looked at the information overloa...

Why Mindful Action Matters in a Distracted World

Why Mindful Action Matters in a Distracted World In the last blog we looked at emotions , it links to the mind and emotional intelligence . In the current blog we shall touch upon the links between mind and the actions that we carry out. Broadly we look into the inner actions and outer actions of the mind. Actions Outward Actions In the current social scenario action is looked upon as one of the most desired qualities in a person. By action people are referring to the outward activities performed by a person. This action can vary from the mundane to " Mission to Mars ". The reference to mundane tasks involves like hearing music and numerous other similar tasks. In all type of activities there is involvement of the mind. From large corporations to individual business owners, we often find the term " work culture ", " employee well being " given priority and attention. These large corporations and business owners understand the importance of having people...

Why Emotional Intelligence Matters More Than Ever

Why Emotional Intelligence Matters More Than Ever In our last blog we looked at words, memory links and triggers. In this blog let's explore what is emotion , the link between emotion and mind generally referred to as emotional intelligence and the best way to explore them. Mind and Emotions The experience of life is enriched by the type of emotions we carry. Highly contrasting emotions are triggered within us, while meeting a sweet dumb person or a prickly intelligent person . The emotions which we project and which we are subjected to invariably decide the quality of our life experience. What are Emotions ? Creatures await, the cosmic song and dance, with roaring sounds and piercing lights, to breaks the deep dark silence hanging above. Many colorless drops of lives follow, travelling miles from sky to earth, to nourish the longing creatures below. Another deep red river flows up and down in silence, nourishing the flesh and bones. It dances to a two pace tune, of an organ of e...

Why We React to Words: A Mindful Look at Interpretation and Memory

Why We React to Words: A Mindful Look at Interpretation and Memory In our previous blog we looked at what type of relationship we need to nurture with our mind for the times we live in. In the current and upcoming blogs we look at the aspects of the mind which are deeply personal in nature. Words and its Interpretation It is often said that one of the gifts that distinguishes Humans from animals is the gift of speech and smile . Many times I find myself preoccupied and wondering how communication would happen with the other person if there were no words or languages ? May be communication happens through signs, symbols or through sounds but what would we communicate to the other person? Information, links and memory In present times with the vast information available to us in different forms (words, pictures, videos, animations, etc.) we are constantly exposed to this information and our mind keeps adding this information as memory, in addition to that it builds links to the stored ...

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