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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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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 ...

Mental Clarity and Joyful Living: Rethinking Your Relationship with the Mind

Mental Clarity and Joyful Living: Rethinking Your Relationship with the Mind In the previous blogs we looked at what we mean by exploration of the mind and what mind is.? Also we looked mind and its functions . The mind plays a very key role not only with in the body but also in our life. In the journey of life certain relationships we are born with like the parents sibling's, certain we take on a few (life partner, friends, mentors) and a few others we create (children's of course). More than any other relationship, there are two entities which remain with us always till the end, one is the body and the other mind. A few choose to look at what kind of relationship should I have with the two entities that are with us always.  What type of relation to maintain with the mind ? Its personal In today's age people prefer shooting themselves in the foot rather than letting the other person do it, mind you in both cases the pain is the same, the only saving grace here is people...

The Essence of the Human Mind: Thought, Memory, and Identity

The Essence of the Human Mind: Thought, Memory, and Identity This is a one among the many blog posts about the mind. In the previous blog we embarked on a journey to explore " Mind Matters ". Links to previous topics are given at the end of the blog. Readers are encouraged to go through the previous blogs .  What is mind ? At the outset even an attempt to define what the word "mind" represents an envious adventure. For the purpose of the blog and for the time being let us limit the definition of the mind as an vital organ in the body that performs a set of predefined tasks. What pre defined tasks? The mind is tasked with receiving input from other physical organs like eyes, ears, nose, skin and tongue perform a series of action on the information received and stores it. For now lets not go into how this takes place in the human body. Broadly the three stage activity of reception, processing and storage of inform...

Understanding the Mind: A Philosophical Exploration of Human Thought

Understanding the Mind: A Philosophical Exploration of Human Thought Exploration The term exploration is used to indicate an intense search of the mind, its functions, its impact, and other facets. Why Explore ? Why not ? In current times, with the advent of the Internet and social media , the availability and accessibility of information are increasing worldwide. The mind is the only tool we use to process the vast amount of information to which we are regularly exposed. The impact that this vast pool of information has on the mind has a direct relationship with the quality of life we lead. The impact of this vast ocean of information on the human mind is rarely openly discussed. Who should explore? Over the course of many inventions, it has been proven that the usage of the invention comes first, and the impact of the inventions takes a back seat. The internet and social media inventions (if we can take the liberty to call them as such !) is no different. We are not even talking ...

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