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Supernatural Beliefs: Keeping Madness at Bay
Adam Smith came up with the Invisible Hand theory (Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations, 1776) and flipped the world upside down, especially the world of ethics. “Invisible hand theory,” says that individuals are self-serving beings, and it is because of this self-interest, economies grow. Individuals work to maximize their utilities and the aggregation maximises social…
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Tackling Climate Change with Heuristics
“The environment is where we all meet; where we all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share” ~Lady Bird Johnson. If this is true, then why don’t we care for the environment? The answer is – Heuristics. Heuristics is a quicker way to reach a decision, and it is…
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Process: Where is my Idle Time?
Hustle – I have never used this word in my everyday vocabulary, but I am not going to deny, I did take pride in working constantly. Being continually productive was the only way to achieve more is what I believed, until lack of rest got the better of me. Hustle culture has been celebrated by…
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Overdosed on Not Making Mistakes
Overdose of anything can be lethal. I say this so often that I started believing that I know exactly when to stop. But as they say, we all have a blind spot. I had mine, and I noticed it when things went way out of hand. From the very beginning, I have been the one…
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Second-Hand Jealousy
We all keep saying to each other to focus on just our own story and not compare it with others – but the truth is – it is not easy. It is as good as saying there are hundred different screens in a room, each playing a different web series, and you cannot get distracted…
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Dissecting Perfect
Perfection – A construct made by society. I often pondered what exactly being perfect means? Does it mean being devoid of flaws? But then it’s only when we make mistakes, we learn and become better, right? Then is perfection to fail forward? If we are always looking towards failure (even if it’s taking us ahead),…
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Updating a Dream
“You are just one decision away from an entirely different life” These words might be motivating to some, but they send chills to my spine. Because what are the chances of getting the life you always wanted or did not want by making just that one decision. It is 50-50, which is to say you…
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Conditioning Society Towards Upholding Trans/Queer/Cis Women Leaders
You don’t have to be so tough all the time, you know.” Many of us get this often in different languages, in sighs and heads swaying right to left. At first, it is perplexing to comprehend why anyone would ever choose to let their guard down. Because we always assume that crying is opening up…
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Who Wins this Formula 1?
We all love speed. At least that is what we believe or have been taught to believe. That’s why we build racing cars and roller coasters. But imagine being on a roller coaster for your entire life, feel like throwing up? That is exactly what our lives have become! We all are round the clock…
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