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  • Necessity may NOT be the MOTHER of INVENTION

    Necessity may NOT be the MOTHER of INVENTION

    Daily writing prompt
    Share a proverb you think is completely wrong and make your case.
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    Does Necessity always Lead to an Invention?

    Necessity may NOT always be the MOTHER of INVENTION as explained with certain examples in this blog post.

    Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motors, very famously said – “If I had asked customers what they wanted, they would have told me – A faster horse!”.

    It was his vision that led to the invention of the moving assembly line for mass automobile production. His innovations did not invent the automobile itself, but transformed it from a luxury to an affordable mode of communication for the masses.

    Before Apple invented the iPhone, iPod, Camera and phone existed. What Steve Jobs and his team did was bring all of these in one device. Thus the invention of iPhone has made smartphone a necessity for one and all.

    Reinventions are very common with model upgrades of smartphones every passing year.

    Hence this is one proverb I would like to challenge especially in the modern hypermediated world where technology is evolving at break neck pace. The following rationale from Malcom Gladwell’s book thus may not always hold good for inventions.

    How did Invention of Fire ignite human evolution? Read this post to know more:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/how-did-invention-of-fire-trigger-human-evolution/

    What do you think? DO let me know in comments.

  • The Power of Self Confidence

    The Power of Self Confidence

    Daily writing prompt
    Who is the most confident person you know?
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    Any successful person that you meet will have a common trait i.e. self confidence. In this blog post let us explore the power of self confidence.

    Self confidence is indeed a super power that we all can possess. Steve Jobs mentioned Self Confidence as ONE of the SIX DOCTORS in our life.

    With self confidence we can overcome all barriers and achieve the unthinkable.

    Let me leave you with a blog on this topic:

    How we feel about our abilities shapes motivation and self confidence

  • If you WANT PROGRESS be UNREASONABLE..

    The insight adopted from Malcolm Gladwell’s best seller David and Goliath reminds us that un-reasonability and progress go hand in hand..

    “As the playwright George Bernard Shaw once put it: “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”

    David and Goliath – Malcolm Gladwell

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  • If you are UP AGAINST more FANCIED OPPOSITION, ALWAYS remember this..

    The insight adopted from Malcolm Gladwell’s book David and Goliath is a constant reminder as to why more often than not giants are toppled by less fancied opponents..

    “Giants are not what we think they are. The same qualities that appear to give them strength are often the sources of great weakness.”

    David and Goliath – Malcolm Gladwell

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  • Why does PROGRESS and UNREASONABILITY go hand in hand?

    The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Malcolm Gladwell’s book David and Goliath.

    “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”

  • THIS is WHEN we EARN COURAGE..

    The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Malcolm Gladwell’s book David and Goliath.

    “Courage is not something that you already have that makes you brave when the tough times start. Courage is what you earn when you’ve been through the tough times and you discover they aren’t so tough after all.”

    Thus COURAGE needs to be EARNED..

  • Is your CAREER PROGRESSION suffering because of being too REASONABLE?

    The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Malcolm Gladwell’s book David and Goliath

    “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”

  • How can you EARN COURAGE?

    The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Malcolm Gladwell’s book David and Goliath

    “Courage is not something that you already have that makes you brave when the tough times start. Courage is what you earn when you’ve been through the tough times and you discover they aren’t so tough after all.”

  • Why is SUCCESS unthinkable without RISK?

    The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Malcolm Gladwell’s book David and Goliath

    “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”

  • Are you associated with an ELITE institution yet FRUSTRATED?

    The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Malcolm Gladwell’s book David and Goliath

    “The phenomenon of relative deprivation applied to education is called—appropriately enough—the “Big Fish–Little Pond Effect.” The more elite an educational institution is, the worse students feel about their own academic abilities.”