Notes on Communication 251121

 For conscious communication, don't mask your feelings. Instead of saying, Where were you?, say, I felt hurt that you did not tell me where you had gone?

Saying 'You are an idiot' is quite different from 'You are acting like an idiot.'

'You can not follow something blindly', is a statement that hurts a blind person. Because it suggests blindness means diminished intelligence. We should be conscious about how we communicate about disabilities.

Keep the information flowing. Unlike other resources, information when shared gets increased value.

"Listening is an act of love. It is an all-body activity."

Over-communication is better than under-communication.

Reverting does not mean replying back. It means going back to an earlier status.

Effectiveness in communication is determined by the result of communication.

Listening is like pouring tea in a cup. If the cup is clean and empty, listening is best. But if cup is kept upside down, tea will go waste, that is when we are not paying attention at all. If the cup is cracked, tea leaks out. That is when we are trying to listen but our attention is out of control. Or when the cup has something in it already. That is when we are full of toxic certainty,

Notes on Management 231121

Social loafing is when in a group task, an individual chooses to work less thinking that others will anyway accomplish the task. Decrease in motivation and productivity in group setting.

The Köhler effect occurs when an inferior team member performs a difficult task better in a team or coaction situation than one would expect from knowledge of his or her individual performance.

Peter Drucker uses terms entrepreneurial judo and not invented here, nih, to explain how japanese used transistors to capture the radio market, replacing the vacuum tube radios.

Economics is akin to intelectual prostitution as powers decide what they want and then favour economists who share those views.

Grit is combination of passion and perseverance over a long period of time. (Angela Duckworth)

There is no right decision. There is only the decision itself and the willingness to accept its consequences.
At times, we always assume the worst in people. Someone puts you on a case because they think you are the best. And we think, it was done to put us in our place, which makes us the worst.
Sometimes an emphatic no is the last step you have to take before jumping in with two feet.
(Bluebloods)

Notes on Spirituality 151121

 There is difference between prayaankaal and antkaal. Former means time of departure that is one will come back, latter means end time that is going for good.

Brahmchari means one who is engaged in Brahma all the time. Karamchari means who is engaged in karma or action all the time, like an employee.

Sanyasi is the one who has given up the sense of agency, I am the doer. One who has given up the expectations of the results of actions is yogi. One practices yoga to become sanyasi.

Vibhuti yoga is yoga of divine glories.

Just as electricity is there in a dark room in the form of wiring and it manifests itself when the bulb is switched on, God is everywhere and manifests itself.

Ganesha has two wives, Ridhi and Sidhi. Ganesha is God which removes obstacles. He does so by Ridhi, power and Sidhi, faculties.

Our mind is Kaamdhenu. It grants all our wishes.

Vasuki snake signifies oneness, smallest and longest. It is very small snake used as ring on finger of Siva. But Vasuki is also used as long rope to churn ocean for nectar.

People from the land of Sindhu river are called Hindus

Gayatri Mantra is in the praise of sun god Savitter.

Notes on Parenting 091121

 Distinguish between praise and encouragement. Praise is addictive like candy. Encouragement prepares child for setbacks.

Give choices, limited choices, to child. This makes him feel empowered.

The way you talk to your children becomes their inner voice.

Giving too much attention to kids like in helicopter parenting makes them dependent and needy, as also attention-seekers

Acting without words or silent signals is a good tool for positive discipline.

Stop making statements and start asking better questions to make them critical thinkers.

A child behaving like narcissist is okay because to him the world revolves around him.

Try to make everyday moments to lifetime memories.

What you do as a parent matters more than what you say.

Avoid giving sugar or sugary foods to kids after 7 pm to ensure that they sleep in time.

Notes on Nutrition 081121

 Himalayan pink salt, also known as sendha namak or rock salt is superior to table salt, in moderation.

Have tandoori roti instead of naan

Have plain curd instead of boondi raita

When we eat too much fruit, we increase the level of K in our body and end up losing more water in the form of urine.

Low Na causes muscle weakness

The rule is to have snacks in small quantities, even if it seems low in calories.

Momos have high gi due to maida

Murmure is white rice. Has high gi

food you eat accounts for 80 per cent of how you look and how much weight you have; 10-15 per cent is exercise and the remaining 5 per cent we can blame on genetics.