Recently while researching about group dynamics among people, I stumbled upon a decades old set of psychological experiments conducted by Solomon Asch in 1951. These pathbreaking experiments show how societal pressure causes a person to conform. Conformity (spelled as [kuh n-fawr-mi-tee]) is defined by dictionary.com as an action in accordance with prevailing social standards, attitudes andContinue reading “Never Conform”
Tag Archives: Leisure
Worst Case Scenario
We all have a tendency to get carried away whenever disaster strikes our lives. We tend to think and ponder over the worst that could/may happen. We tend to think much ahead and ponder over a time that might happen and the consequences that may occur subsequently.
Meaningful Life
I heard somewhere once that “ a true life is a sum of its parts”.
Confrontation
Is face-to-face confrontation a good thing? This is a perennial question always being asked in management circles. Most of the time from what I have seen or heard from till now, leaders/managers try to avoid face to face confrontation by delegating it to soft forms like email, letters or even delegating it to HR orContinue reading “Confrontation”
Touching base
Hello all, It’s been a long time since I scribed something. I was on a sabbatical for a month, after a long tiring vacation to Middle East and India. It was quite eventful and my better half and me were exposed to a wide range of issues, which I will percolate slowly into this blogContinue reading “Touching base”
Jesus in Christmas
What is Christmas? Is it merely the day when Jesus was born in a manger centuries ago?
Of Goals and resolutions
Flashes of the important periods from the last 12 months will begin to formulate a picture in your mind. This picture might be of a resounding relief, astounding success or deafening silence of loss or despair.
Taking Criticism
Recently there was a news article which mentioned about a massive media scandal involving the senior vice president of Uber, a ride sharing app. He suggested that Uber hire a team of opposition researchers and journalists, with a million-dollar budget, to dig into the personal lives and backgrounds of media figures who reported negatively about theirContinue reading “Taking Criticism”
Stop thinking too much…or should you?
Each and every one of us at one time in our lives have been accused by someone or the other of this fatal flaw- thinking too much. Whenever we have issues in life, whenever we find something is not right, we spend time thinking a myriad of thoughts. Every new thing or event in ourContinue reading “Stop thinking too much…or should you?”
Designing your life
Have you ever wondered, whether in this unpredictable life that there is any scope for designing it in such a way that you feel is suitable for and would meet your needs? Is it even possible to do it in this crazy and unpredictable mayhem that we wake ourselves up to each day? How doContinue reading “Designing your life”
Tenny Thomas 