Mindset

Tribute to Daniel Kahneman | Beliefs about power | Contrast makes ordinary special

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Tribute to Daniel Kahneman Behavioral Science is no more about biases and nudges. It has evolved beyond these frames into the multi-disciplinary domain. The field got its prominence because of a few thought leaders like Daniel Kahneman who made behavioral science more visible to the larger world outside academics. Through his work, he proposed to …

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Defining productivity | Tribute to Wordsworth | Exhaustion and default

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Defining productivity Living on a farm can shift our perspectives about how we define work. As I watched the people carry about their work caring for their livestock, cleaning the pens, I wondered how they define their productivity. Working on the farm is hard work with a lot of uncertainties and constraints. Yet, Farmers seemed …

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To grin and bear it | The map is not the territory | I have nothing to add

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To grin and bear it The marathon event held during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics proved to be quite challenging for the runners. They had to endure unfavorable conditions, such as suboptimal temperature and humidity, as well as overcrowded drink stations. Despite these hurdles, Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge successfully won the Gold medal in the men’s …

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Tradeoffs | Offering help | Gaining confidence from failure

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Tradeoffs Our choices of who we want to be would mean we make choices of who we don’t want to be. This is applicable both in business and life. Successful businesses choose to serve specific customers and their needs which means they say no to others. e.g. Walmart stores do not serve people in Manhattan …

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Create space for growth | Allow to compound what we value | Focus on what has gone right

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Create space for growth When I tried to disentangle a growing mango plant from a the grips of a tiny climber, I was amazed at how the fragile climber could bind the leaves and stunt the plant’s growth. Our self-limiting beliefs can stunt our growth just like these weeds. Some catch us when we are …

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Playing a positive sum game | Our hidden strength | Expressing gratitude to your team

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Playing a positive sum game Last week I attended a seminar, where I met people who are in my industry as coaches. It was a big learning experience as I interacted with them and exchanged ideas. On reflection, I realized business competition need not be a zero-sum game. Unlike war or sports where a single …

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The power of learning mindset | Taking a higher view | Munger’s wisdom

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The power of learning mindset A dynamic young manager shared with me his success story of starting grounds up and now becoming a marketing expert. In his words, “I had a very humble background. As a fresh undergrad, I recall going to my mentor, who had just started his business, and saying, “Please give me …

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Giving permission to understand | Action comes before motivation | Expressing gratitude

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Giving permission to understand My work revolves around conversations. Hence, I found this simple advice from Carl Rogers, an eminent psychologist, deeply insightful. “I have found it of enormous value when I can permit myself to understand the other person… Is it necessary to permit oneself to understand another? I think it is. Our first …

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