Out of all the people who may have walked into my office room on that busy Monday the last person I expected to see was him.He was the grave digger from the cemetery.His discomfort showed this was unfamiliar territory from his usual lush green workspace.He hesitated to talk to me and refused a seat even though I offered him one.“I ...

What a shame! Another young life taken away by cancer. This was what went through my mind when I saw the news about the death of Poonam Pandey on Daily Mirror. In fact, I was a bit confused, because the Daily Mirror had said Poonam was an actor in the headline itself. But the article had a picture of ...

Relationships are extremely important to me. I consider them the building blocks of success, and take pride in the relationships have built over the years.Sadly this is something that those who own Bending Spoons a European app manufacturer with Ryan Reynolds as an investor, have no idea about.This all started when they (Bending Spoons) bought an app called Evernote.Now I ...

A new alien species is invading Yala and threatening to ruin the park. They behave like animals but move about in four-wheel drive vehicles with names such as Land Rover Mahindra and Toyota.“Why are you bringing this party down this track?”That was the question posed to our tracker as we were doing our evening round in our own vehicle.The underlying ...

People remember past events through intense positive or negative experiences (the Peak) and the final moment of an experience (the end).If the final moment is negative then his memory of that experience would be negative.This is the Peak End Rule developed by Daniel Kahneman the only psychologist to win a Nobel Prize for economics.Now let me share my experience about ...

They say seeing is believing.I guess for hundreds and thousands of years this was true. But our eyes can be easily tricked. Hence the reason why magicians have been making money since time immemorial.But in today's modern world of ai, deep fake and being able to splice together a video on your handphone, this is no longer true.This is what ...

They say the grass is always greener on the other side.Recently I experienced a situation that brought out the truth of that statement in the most amazing manner.The story begins many decades ago.I was not a very rich kid. Which meant that I did not have that much money to spend on the school canteen.The food in that school ...

I loved Narcos, the story about the life of Pablo Escobar on Netflix.Escobar unleashed a lot of violence wanting the Colombian government to bend to his will.But they did not budge.Till one day someone told him that you need to hit them (The government MP’s) where it hurts.And that is exactly what he did.He started kidnapping and harming the ...

I saw a lot of people ridiculing this poster encouraging people to take selfies whilst getting the vaccine.In fact, I too thought it was quite silly and funny at first.It was only later on, that it struck me that this was a masterpiece of behavioral psychology in action.In fact, I think it is quite a bold and forward-thinking step by ...

I saw a lot of people ridiculing this poster encouraging people to take selfies whilst getting the vaccine.In fact, I too thought it was quite silly and funny at first.It was only later on, that it struck me that this was a masterpiece of behavioral psychology in action.In fact, I think it is quite a bold and forward-thinking step by ...

The purpose of an army is to fight the enemy and protect their country. They are trained to fight and be tough in any circumstances. However, the Sri Lankan Army had to do an about-face when it came to the battle against covid 19. They were at the forefront of our vaccination drive. And I was lucky enough to get ...

The purpose of an army is to fight the enemy and protect their country. They are trained to fight and be tough in any circumstances. However, the Sri Lankan Army had to do an about-face when it came to the battle against covid 19. They were at the forefront of our vaccination drive. And I was lucky enough to get ...

If you have studied logic then this phrase would be familiar to you.If not, it means, after this, therefore, because of this in Latin.It is also a term used to describe when people connect two unrelated articles to arrive at a conclusion.For instance, a black cat crossed the road in the morning and therefore I had an accident later on.I ...

If you have studied logic then this phrase would be familiar to you.If not, it means, after this, therefore, because of this in Latin.It is also a term used to describe when people connect two unrelated articles to arrive at a conclusion.For instance, a black cat crossed the road in the morning and therefore I had an accident later on.I ...

So everyone was agog with excitement when it was announced that the Ministry of Finance has given the go-ahead for online liquor sales.However, within the next couple of hours, their hopes were dashed when our not-so-loved Army commander stated that the Covid Prevention task force has not given permission to do so.There were several other groups who were vociferously against ...

So everyone was agog with excitement when it was announced that the Ministry of Finance has given the go-ahead for online liquor sales.However, within the next couple of hours, their hopes were dashed when our not-so-loved Army commander stated that the Covid Prevention task force has not given permission to do so.There were several other groups who were vociferously against ...

Then the first thing is to stop them climbing over your head.This was the train of thought in a conversation I had recently on how to deal with bullies. Bullies come in many forms. Not necessarily the type who push you around or say bad things at you when you were young. They could be in the form of friends ...

Then the first thing is to stop them climbing over your head.This was the train of thought in a conversation I had recently on how to deal with bullies. Bullies come in many forms. Not necessarily the type who push you around or say bad things at you when you were young. They could be in the form of friends ...

If you are like me it is highly likely that you have not. And like me if you have been trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle and reduce weight I am quite sure you might be quite familiar with the Glycemic Index or "GI" as we all know it.I used to follow the GI quite religiously and eat a lot ...

If you are like me it is highly likely that you have not. And like me if you have been trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle and reduce weight I am quite sure you might be quite familiar with the Glycemic Index or "GI" as we all know it.I used to follow the GI quite religiously and eat a lot ...