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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 Art of Judging Strangers

    The Art of Judging Strangers

    Daily writing prompt
    Describe a random encounter with a stranger that stuck out positively to you.
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    The art of judging strangers is a very rare skill thus making this a very difficult task. Over the past few weeks I have tried learning about this skill from Malcolm Gladwell’s best selling book.

    In his book Talking to Strangers, the author Malcolm Gladwell encourages us to use the same standards of judging strangers with ourselves as well, as mentioned below”

    “We think we can easily see into the hearts of others based on the flimsiest of clues. We jump at the chance to judge strangers. We would never do that to ourselves, of course. We are nuanced and complex and enigmatic. But the stranger is easy. If I can convince you of one thing in this book, let it be this: Strangers are not easy.”

    Talking to Strangers – Malcolm Gladwell

    Thus next time around when you talk to strangers be mindful of judging them with the right measurement criteria in order to accept or discard them as friends in your life..

    To know more about Malcolm Gladwell and his work, please visit this link:

    https://www.gladwellbooks.com

    If you have not already grab a copy of this book today.

    the art of judging strangers

  • How Experience drive SNAP JUDGEMENTS?

    How Experience drive SNAP JUDGEMENTS?

    I do trust my gut instincts and thoroughly believe what Malcolm Gladwell has prescribed in his book Blink. In this book we come to understand how experience drive snap judgements.

    With experience and education our instincts become stronger and hence gives us the wisdom to make snap judgements in the blink of an eye.

    Read these insightful posts inspired from Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink to know more about snap judgements and the power of Blink.

    The power of SNAP judgements comes through experience , this explains..

  • 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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  • Is your TASTE getting ESOTERIC by the day? The reason..

    The insight has been adopted from Malcolm Gladwell’s best selling book Blink.

    “When we become expert in something, our tastes grow more esoteric and complex.”

    Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

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  • Why is STORYTELLING a TOUGH SKILL?

    The insight has been adopted from Malcolm Gladwell’s book Blink..

    “We have, as human beings, a storytelling problem. We’re a bit too quick to come up with explanations for things we don’t really have an explanation for.”

    Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

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  • What can the LAW of the FEW teach us?

    The insight has been adopted from Malcolm Gladwell’s best selling book Tipping Point.. The insight makes us realize way and means to package information to tip beyond a threshold to create magic.

    “The Law of the Few says that there are exceptional people out there who are capable of starting epidemics. All you have to do is find them. The lesson of stickiness is the same. There is a simple way to package information that, under the right circumstances, can make it irresistible. All you have to do is find it.”

    Tipping Point – Malcolm Gladwell

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  • How DO we CHOOSE our FRIENDS? Read what RESEARCH has to say..

    The insight adopted from Malcolm Gladwell’s best selling book Tipping Point illuminates us on what research has to say as to how we pick and choose our friends..

    “A study at the University of Utah found that if you ask someone why he is friendly with someone else, he’ll say it is because he and his friend share similar attitudes. But if you actually quiz the two of them on their attitudes, you’ll find out that what they actually share is similar activities. We’re friends with the people we do things with, as much as we are with the people we resemble. We don’t seek out friends, in other words. We associate with the people who occupy the same small, physical spaces that we do.”

    Tipping Point – Malcolm Gladwell

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  • What is the MAGIC NUMBER for acquiring TRUE EXPERTISE?

    The insight has been adopted from Malcolm Gladwell’s best selling book Outliers..

    “In fact, researchers have settled on what they believe is the magic number for true expertise: ten thousand hours.“

    Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

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