Duality of the mind : A Leader's bread and butter

We make a lot of decisions in our day to day life. And every decision comes with its own set of choices. And our mind succumbs to the duality present in these choices .

Should I vouch for liberalism or be a conservative ?

Should I work hard now (as i can enjoy the fruits in future) or should I enjoy the present ( as this moment will never come again) ? 

Should I have oriental food  today or  try the Italian cuisine ?

the list goes on..

Duality never leaves the mind . It is one of the prime forces which rarely any of us can control.

People think it will cease in future , but it never does.  The earlier one knows this the better.

So we know this ! Then what is the use of it?

That is what I am coming to ...

It is a fact that there are  always such conflicts taking place in the minds of people . Once you will talk to the people around you ,especially youngsters, you will come to know that they are a totally confused lot. Whatever actions they do , they do not have an explanation for it . They think that these conflicts will cease, but they never do . 

These people are in a desperate need of a single agenda ,they need someone to align their thoughts .

even  just for a short span. They need somebody to constantly tell them the reason for their actions. There is an opportunity to drive the people around you to think what you want them to think, to become a leader of this confused lot by showing them the way. Yes you need a lot of charisma and the talent to do it . But the underlying thought is that leading the crowd is not that hard as people think . Only thing is that you have to remain decisive. Realize that there always be confusion in your mind also , but it is better to stick to one thought.  You have to create a persona of unanimity among st the people . You remove their confusion and people listen to you. 

So try to lead a  small group for any initiative or try to decide for your friends which restaurant to go to and you will see how easy it is .It is not about controlling others mind ,its about controlling yours ... 

Creating from the already created

How do we think new thoughts  ?

General perception is that the creative thought is supposed to be unprecedented one. But is it really so ? My personal experiences on creativity differ  completely. Lately I did an experiment . I listed all the creative things I have thought  till now. Even listed this article which i am writing .  Then for each of these creative thoughts. I started figuring how did I come up with the thought ,what was my mindset and what i was reading at that time . A startling fact came out that. my creative thoughts were the interconnections of the things which i experienced or read about during that time . All of them were in the context of the the things I was doing at that time.So creativity is not about thinking unprecedented thoughts. It is more about making the connections between several different knowledge chunks which one learns .It is just linking of the knowledge chunks .

Of Music and Musings

How do you feel when you listen to a song which you used listen in your college or high school days ?

I bet our first reaction is of nostalgia and how our life was great back in college. We think that we lived our best lives in college,had great friendships and did many great things back then. 

Well this may be a just a bias in which we succumb to.   

Creativity: The way of Life

"If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” 
so says Sir Ken Robinson , British author, speaker, and international advisor on education in the arts to government, non-profits, education, and arts bodies.


Presenting in TED Talks ,Sir Ken Robinson talks about creativity and how our educational and societal system hinders it . It is amusing as well as inspiring , as Sir Ken charms the audience with his wit .


Just spare few minutes to watch this video. You will surely feel your passions calling you after you watch it .