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  • Successful decision making needs to consider these two components

    Adopted from the following great insight of Malcolm Gladwell from his book BLINK.

    This first is that truly successful decision making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking

    The second lesson is that in good decision making, frugality matters.

  • Do you know this KEY INSIGHT on SNAP JUDGEMENT?

    Adopted from the following great insight of Malcolm Gladwell from his book BLINK illuminates us on the key insight on snap judgement.

    “We believe that we are always better off gathering as much information as possible and spending as much time as possible in deliberation. The first task of Blink is to convince you of a simple fact: decisions made very quickly can be every bit as good as decisions made cautiously and deliberately.

  • Understanding this truth can improve the quality of decisions we make

    Adopted from the following great insight of Malcolm Gladwell from his book BLINK.

    “The key to good decision making is not knowledge. It is understanding. We are swimming in the former. We are desperately lacking in the latter.”

  • “Insights” are valuable and need to be carefully nurtured , this explains why

    Adopted from the following great insight of Malcolm Gladwell from his book BLINK.

    “Insight is not a lightbulb that goes off inside our heads. It is a flickering candle that can easily be snuffed out.”

  • This insight aptly brings out to light the power of snap judgement

    Adopted from the following great insight of Malcolm Gladwell from his book BLINK.

    “In the military, brilliant generals are said to possess ‘coup d’oeil’ – which, translated from the French, means ‘power of the glance’: the ability to immediately see and make sense of the battlefield.”

  • How to choose the best fit organization to work for?This would help

    To choose the best fit organization for ourselves –

    1) Our individual WHY should align with the WHY or purpose of the department to which we belong to

    2)In turn these should roll up to the overall WHY or purpose of existence of the organization

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Simon Sinek from his book Together is Better compares an organization with a tree , department with nest and individual with a bird

  • This educates us on the need to relax our brain

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Cal Newport from the book Deep Work

    “’Decades of work from multiple different subfields within psychology all point toward the conclusion that regularly resting your brain improves the quality of your deep work. When you work, work hard. When you’re done, be done.”

  • These are the two key skills to thrive in the modern economy

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Cal Newport from the book Deep Work

    “’If you can’t learn, you can’t thrive…If you don’t produce, you won’t thrive—no matter how skilled or talented you are…The two core abilities just described depend on your ability to perform deep work. If you haven’t mastered this foundational skill, you’ll struggle to learn hard things or produce at an elite level.”

  • This is how Carl Jung could revolutionize the world of psychiatry

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Cal Newport from the book Deep Work


    When Carl Jung wanted to revolutionize the field of psychiatry, he built a retreat in the woods. Jung’s Bollingen Tower became a place where he could maintain his ability to think deeply and then apply the skill to produce work of such stunning originality that it changed the world.”

  • This explains the relevance of DEEP WORK in the modern economy

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Cal Newport from the book Deep Work

    The ability to perform deep work is becoming increasingly rare at exactly the same time it is becoming increasingly valuable in our economy. As a consequence, the few who cultivate this skill, and then make it the core of their working life, will thrive.”