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  • Jeff Bezos’s view of the world and his understanding of the future

    Jeff Bezos’s view of the world and his understanding of the future

    Jeff Bezos, like others, has a worldview.  A view of the world, or also called worldview, is such a fundamental part of our thinking.  As one approaches toward the end of one’s expected life, one finds that it is this view that was guiding him as a person.  Jeff Bezos’s view of the world would […]

  • A fascination with wrist watches

    A fascination with wrist watches

    I remember, as a young boy, this fascination with wristwatches.  At the time, there was no deep philosophical reason for it.  Watches simply were machines to be fascinated with.  The way these were designed; how methodical and systematic was the movement of the hands to show the minutes, hours, and seconds!  Specifically, some of the […]

  • The culture of self in societies that appear connected

    The culture of self in societies that appear connected

    A true community is not just about being geographically close to someone or part of the same social web network. It’s about feeling connected and responsible for what happens. Humanity is our ultimate community, and everyone plays a crucial role. ~ Yehuda Berg It is a particular trait among thinkers and of their thinking to […]

  • Writing – pen to paper or fingers to keyboard – tradition over modernity

    Writing – pen to paper or fingers to keyboard – tradition over modernity

    These days, everyone is a writer.  That is what technology has done.  From the person who composes a short text message and garnishes it with the perfect emojis, to the one who prepares the agenda for an important board meeting, to the one writing in her own journal, everyone is writing.  Whether there is some […]

  • Does scrolling content on a fixed screen create the mindset of a fleeting existence?

    Does scrolling content on a fixed screen create the mindset of a fleeting existence?

    It has now become the habit of billions around the world – young and old – to get an understanding of all things through scrolling content.  While the screen remains fixed in place at all times and even disappears from consciousness, unless one looks away, there is a hypnotizing of the mind.  Information is flowing […]

  • The exclusive focus on physical things will create an imbalance

    The exclusive focus on physical things will create an imbalance

    There has been a noticeable insistence on physical things in recent times.  It has been very deliberate, systematic, and evident of great intelligence.  Who are its proponents is not the most important thing.  One could, of course, examine the sayings of modern, atheist thinkers like Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins.  Listening to such intelligent men […]

  • Finding belief in moderateness in the nuclear age

    Finding belief in moderateness in the nuclear age

    Nuclear technology is not bad in itself.  We have understood the sun and the stars, and in a way, have harnessed the same power to a lesser extent.  We have controlled fission, and are yet to understand ways to control fusion for peaceful purposes.  The insistence on using solar energy to fulfill the requirements for electricity […]

  • 1 – Aadhar – The belief in the possibility of a good, honest society

    1 – Aadhar – The belief in the possibility of a good, honest society

    To avoid distraction, I have placed a note in the footer. Please read it first, if you wish, to gain perspective about this presentation. The nature of humans and the nature of government: It would seem that by now we would be absolutely clear about these two matters.  As it turns out, we are not.  […]

  • Becoming the kind of people who have a diversity of interests

    Becoming the kind of people who have a diversity of interests

    Technology has affected not only societies but also the individual within them.  In particular, the way we search and access information has become very specific.  This is not a bad thing.  However, it also requires a user of technology to put this knowledge to use.  Using information is possible through understanding, and that understanding comes […]

  • Keeping the thrill of technology in proper perspective to regain control in communication

    Keeping the thrill of technology in proper perspective to regain control in communication

    People seek thrill.  To fulfill that pursuit they look for adventure.  We all happen to be in a world right now where the next adventure is as close as our mobile phone.  When connected to the Internet, the whole world is open before us.  There are the possibility and prospect of visiting any place, reading […]

  • How can the youth protect themselves from addiction to technology?

    How can the youth protect themselves from addiction to technology?

    It has been with every generation, especially in the past 100 years that addiction to technology has been a very real possibility.  Since the start of the industrial revolution, the speed of change has been tremendous.  Dependence on machines and development in technology has gone hand-in-hand.  The younger ones, more enthusiastic and curious by nature, […]