I ask if our yearning for a dream job is justified. *Relentless Repetition*: That’s how philosopher Henna Arendt describes modern work. This being the case, is following your passion the solution? Or should we pursue something else?
Are You Addicted to Social Media?
I talk about social media addiction, and how it affects our personal lives. We joined Facebook to connect with long-lost friends across the globe. Only to lose the ability to hold uninterrupted conversations with friends right in front of us. I dig into the perils of phone-based childhood and what young parents can do about it. Also, I briefly share my recent experiments to wean myself away from social media.
The Write Way to Heal
"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” – Maya Angelou. That writing about your problems could have some merit may seem far-fetched in the era where LinkedIn too has joined the cringe-bandwagon. However, research indicates that there’s more to this than meets the eye. The crucial role of writing in... Continue Reading →
Nonlinearity at Work
System problems are “rooted in the internal structure of complex systems.” They are, “undesirable behaviors characteristic of the system structures that produce them.”
Musings by Madhav 