Shankar Ananth Asokan

Tag: decisions

  • Know Everything!

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    When I was doing my undergraduate I was used to be regularly questioned by my friends on my interests in information technologies being a Chemical Engineer. I used to reply back stating that I am trying to find a link between the two. Though at that time my interests were not really based on what…

  • The Power of ‘Charm’

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    “But charm is more valuable than beauty. You can resist beauty, but you can’t resist charm.” – Irene (Hors De Prix) Very powerful is ‘charm’ that it tends to bias people against rational decisions. Throughout history men who were charming got more public recognition and rewards than men who really performed. And charm is not…

  • Analysis Paralysis

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    I was wondering how helpful is ‘blinking’ (https://shankarananth.com/?p=208) a few weeks back. Now when I have take crucial decisions I really find value to blinking. Too many facts and figures are only confusing as much as not allowing to take a decision at all. I wonder about the equilibrium that exists in this universe that…

  • Blink!

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    If you rewind life’s experiences you would note that most decisions are made at minimal time rather than planned and informed decision. While some attribute it to luck and some to experience Malcolm Gladwell attributes it to what he calls ‘Thin Slicing’: our ability to gauge what is really important from a very narrow period…