Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

All leading authors follow this principle. They weave characters, give them color and attempts to be as descriptive of the setting and events as possible. This is why when you read a good book, it feels like you are watching it with your mind’s eye. Believe it or not, showing instead of telling works at…

Coach Jeffery said, “Those who truly know how to win should never humiliate those who have lost,” – I quoted to my little boy, explaining to him how to celebrate the victory. I found immense wisdom in his words. The true meaning of winning implies knowing how to recognize the effort made by your opponent,…

Compromising should never be an option for any organization as it drags you towards mediocrity. Businesses around the world have the mandate to keep growing through continuous improvements, delighting customers with products and services they had never imagined before. However, there are times when problems creep in any business’ operations. Often you can resolve the…

The way we deal with emergencies displays how mature we are. How we handle an emergency situation in our professional and personal life determines a lot about how our future will be like. A lot of people give up on their tasks/goals and go back into safe mode, some fight back and figure out anything…

Innovation, as opposed to the popular belief, is not a product of great intellect. It is the result of constant observation of events and processes and finding creative ways of simplifying them. But of course, the prerequisite of achieving innovation is to have a vision. Take the story of two people for example. The duo…

Today, I realized that to experience the true meaning of freedom, we must reciprocate to all the efforts and sacrifices someone else has made, selflessly, to give us the fruits of freedom. On a recent flight, after a smooth take off, as soon as we were airborne, the person ahead of me reclined his seat…

A few weeks back, I was having a discussion with a colleague that most of our present clients, whom we have been working for the past few years, have slowly shifted to other companies over a period of time. This is something that one should be worried about, so were we. Then, we looked at…

Feedback is a gift, but the receiver may not necessarily feel so. I remember going berserk when I received my first feedback. It basically said that I could not write emails or draft a patent. My manager often made me write 12 drafts before picking the first draft of Abstract. Then, he made me revise…

If we go back by, say, 20 years, when my parents were still working, the number of hours you put into work determined your growth. If you were hard working or worked long hours, you deserved to be promoted and grow. However, a decade ago, when I started my career, skills determined growth. For example,…

Most successful men might or might not have a woman behind them, but they do have a mentor guiding them! Yes, with my personal experience, I have realized that not only is it important to have a mentor but equally important to imbibing his teachings when you have one! Recently I had a meeting with…