The OWL Despatch

Character Neednt Be The Price For Success
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It is clear to me that when the price of success is character, neither does success last nor is it a one time payment.
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A New Tide Is Here
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For a long time now, humankind has gotten away with living mechanistic lives. When machines step up and promise to do that stuff with ease, the need to do some deep search and work on the ‘humaneness’ that rests inside...
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Bias For Action And Its Consequences
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We act for it gives us a sense of control. And most of the time, the game is rigged so much in favour of some action.
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Telling Time
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Procrastination is a way of self harm according to Dr Piers Steel a Professor of Motivational Psychology. Strangely but just telling time better is helping me procrastinate less! What works for you?
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The Perils Of Obedience
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Last week, in an elevator I heard one parent tell another: '"The teacher called my son, a very obedient kid". And she seemed pretty pleased with that.  I wondered if that was a good thing. And I landed up with...
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Getting Started
Getting Started
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I often ask myself what worked. It is tempting to paint this as a success story with all desirable traits of persistence, hard work, commitment etc. But, the answer lies beyond that.
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Closing The Year
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More of our waking life than we should care to admit, even to ourselves, is likely to be whiled away in this inconsequential trifling with idle fancy and unsubstantial hope”
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A Ring Of Change
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For every person out there, focus ought to be two fold. One is to provide well for the needs of today. And the other is to build readiness for tomorrow. Readiness for change that is.
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Roots And Wings
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I stole a walk in Nashik a couple of weeks ago in the midst of what is turning out to be a very busy time. As I walked, I chanced upon a huge banyan tree with its roots overflowing onto...
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OWL Despatch Edition 112
Are You Growing?
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The point is it is easy to get fooled by external rewards. Money and position are a function of market condition. "Are you really growing?" is a question that you can best answer for yourself!
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