Sleepless Nights ...

It's been 2 weeks I am here in Milpitas, California state, USA. It is my 3rd trip to the same place; am staying in the same hotel. Spent just more than 2 weeks; 15 sleepless nights...

I hate sleepless nights... I used to have sound sleeps and I was unknowlingly proud of this fact; by the very support of my friends and relatives, who used to say that, sound sleep is a reflection of a sound, clean and happy man. So may be, I was thinking I am a clean and happy man. Well, I cannot think of any other reason of my proudness here as seriously I actually didn't know what they really wanted to tell... Hmm, sometimes you feel one side only when you see the other side ...

Well, I think, I started seeing the other side being here in USA .. sleepless nights... now, I can say I hate these... I was quite happy sleeping 9 hours each night. I donot know the actual reason of this... could be anything, that you can guess... (I am not able to guess anything myself...).. May be, I have done something wrong, that my inner mind still has not forgotten and making me restless... Donno for sure... (I have this habit of not sleeping at nights when I have done something wrong; at least in the view of others)... May be office work pressure... (I donot undersand, if this would be the case, then I should sleep more :) )... May be some blah..blah... God knows... May be Jet Lag (Now, my heart is little happy as it got a word !!!)

I wish that the reason should only be "Jet Lag"; nothing else; so that I will be back to my routine time after sometime and thereby, be a clean and happy man again :D

Humanity ...

The One-minute Manager ...

If you guessed it someone as One Day CM (In movie, NAYAK), then you are wrong, this One Minute Manager, speaks about the qualities that a good manager should have.

[Title] is a very famous book by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson. The authors state, whether you're a manager at home or the office, the same principles apply.

The Fundamentals of The One-Minute Manager: Extremely simple, Follow the three: Set Goals, Praise and Reprimand.

One Minute Goals:

• Keep them simple
• Make sure you both agree on them
• Have your staff summarize the agreed-upon goal in no more than one page
• Focus on the 20% of activities that will lead to 80% of the gains
• Don't make the process of managing too many goals overwhelming—no more than 3-6 at a time

One Minute Praisings:

• Pay close attention to staff up front
• Monitor activity—look for things done right that you can praise
• Praise in person, specifically pointing out what was done well
• Be consistent—even if you're having a tough day/week, praise the positive

One Minute Reprimands:

• Don't let mistakes pile up!
• Immediately correct mistakes—don't make the mistake most manager make and wait until review time to bombard someone with their mistakes
• Be consistent
• Be specific—agree on the facts
• Be clear about how you feel about the poor behavior
• Do not attack the person—address the behavior, not the individual
• After communicating dissatisfaction with behavior, praise the individual
• Establish the fact that you are only sharing your disappointment because you respect them and expect so much from them

Tears & Love ...

She said love is a dream. He said love is a sham. She said love was life. He said love is a farce. She said love is divine. He said love is evil. They were diversity brought together. She was a dreamer, he a realist. But what they had in common was respect for each other. And of course, they were friends.

For the rest, it was a wonder how they got along so well. When mentioned, she used to give a wry smile and he, used to just roll his eyes. But they did get along so well. After all they were supposed to be mature and grown up when it came to relationships.

She was a prankster. He was very serious. She loved to make faces, talk like a kid, fool around and majorly have fun. He was just the opposite. For him, work was worship. She loved to have more friends. He kept to his old friends. Cherished them, and was willing to die for them. She had loads of friends, and kept forgetting people’s names when they called her up. He used to shout at her. She was not the one used with being shouted at. But she understood that he meant her well. And used to accept him, as he was. This did not mean that they did not have fights between themselves. They fought teeth and nail. The walked away from each other like bitter enemies. But they always came back together. And their friends used to say “Heavens alone know why and when”!

Then, she had to go to a distant place. And she found that he was a part of her life. But she kept it to herself. Because she was bound to another by marriage. As they stood at the check in counter of the airport, they shook hands, parting way as friends do. Both knew, they may never see themselves again. She did not make an eye contact with him till she walked past the security gate. But then she could not control herself, she looked back, and their eyes met. And in his eyes, she saw a tear; a tear which said that he had changed his views on love...

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Love at first sight ...

Here goes my blog on love for those who have been waiting for a long to hear something of love from me... Sorry.. it's bit late as was busy with lot of other stuffs... And, for those, who had asked the question "Do you believe in [title]?" to me directly/indirectly, here the whole story (my thought...) goes...

To start with, there are three words, that come to my mind, when I think over the [title]; Attraction, Crush and Love... First let me clarify, this is not only applicable only for 'him'/'her', it could also be 'it'; I mean, falling in love with her/him/it.

Love at first sight? Well, why not! First impression always counts. But, the word is wrong here.. It cannot be LOVE, it is merely Attraction/Crush... One can probably or never judge the chemistry involved in love. There are no chemical or mathematical equations proving love at first sight. One fine morning/evening, you see her/him/it, and some feeling come to you. How can we explain that tingle, that spark, that connection that you feel with a person upon first seeing her/him/it? Could it just be Lust. One thing for sure, it is not, nor can it be Love...

Love is something that is built on far more concrete stuff. Compatibility, understanding, trust, security, respect, etc. None of these are present upon a first meeting, and therefore, by definition, our feeling, however powerful, can not be love.

Love at first sight is believed in by people who either don't know, or don't want to admit that the pull of a purely physical attraction can be that intense. Love at first sight is a fallacy, a romantic notion. How can you love somebody at first sight.. Too silly!!!

But, here are some words in favour of LOVE... Love is not a commodity that you can buy after putting it to the test. It is not something that you can buy after consulting others. It is not sold in the market for money. When you see a man/woman and your pulsees race, your blood begins to sing and you yearn to spend the rest of your life only with him/her, sharing his joys and sorrows - that is love. It is irrepressible; it cannot be crushed whatever the pressures. Who he/she is, or what his/her family, or where he/she works is immaterial. You love somebody whole-heartedly. You even donot know whether she/he loves you or not.

But all this happens in time... not at first sight... but, surely starts from the attraction at the first sight... People know what kind 0f relationship they got to maintain with another within few minutes of meeting, that helps them determine how much effort they are willing to put into developing a relationship, It is almost a self fulfilling prophecy.

Well, there are lots of questions to be answered when you think in these lines... Is there such a thing as love at the first sight? Or it is just infatuation? How is it possible to feel so much for a stranger, a passerby? Love has no limits, no color, no time...I see but... How can you love the person you have just met? Is this love at first sight, or merely an attraction that later turns to love? Difficult to know... I respect whom has this firm belief, but still have some doubts about...passion can be, but love...real love...don't know...

Information & Knowledge ...

Suddenly remembered the days, when I had a course called "MIS" (Management Information Systems) in my Computer Application course... Never gave a hard thought on that other than reading only for getting some good score in exam paper. Well, we had a secret plan to do so (Applicable to that teacher and my room-mates :D. Don't laugh Sanotosh, Ratnesh and Udayan, if you are reading this). Two of the words from that book just came into my mind "Information" and "Knowledge" when recently I was going through some article ... So few words on these two words...

The article was on "Knowledge Management"; the title sounded somewhat different.. Had heard of "Information Management", but what is this "Knowledge Mangement". Are these two words "Information" and "Knowledge" same ? Deep few pages of that article explained that ... Let me put that in my own words here ...

Information does not need a carrier; but knowdelge does. Human beings are the carriers most of the time; sometimes generators and processors too... So from a higher perspective, we can say that managing knowledge is nothing but managing people... So in an organisation, if you are capable of inducing people to generate ideas, share thougths, collaborate, apply their knowledge, learn continuously and act upon them, you are done!, you started managing knowledge of the organization...

Now one more point on Knowledge sharing.. A big task and do happen most of the time in most organization... Why all the time it does not happen 100% as we expect it to be... Well, how it can be... Knowledge is not bare information, it has to got something to do with the person who is having that, or rather sharing that... He must be carrying some of his experiences, some linking with his/her own life; so as to be called his/her knowledge. Well, in the process of sharing, he/she tries to demonstrate some of those along with sharing the information. Now, the listener take that information in his/her own way to make that his/her part of knowledge. So it is important to understand that the "knowledge transfer" is complete only when we explain the reasons, causes, logic and the intricacies of the action under question. Knowledge equips the knowledge seeker to think on his/her own some time down the line, analyze things by himself/herself, understand the methodology and apply concepts and tools in future situations without requiring external support.

Lastly, as far as the difference goes between these two words; as long as the why and how are understood, it does qualify to be called knowledge rather than information. Superstitions, for example, are labeled so when there is no information about the reasoning behind them. The minute such a belief is backed by the why (and how wherever applicable), it ceases to be bare information and becomes richer knowledge because it allows knowledge seekers to understand, evaluate, agree/disagree and use it in their own lives!

Independence Day ...

Friendship Day ...

Innocence ...

Innocence is a term that describes the lack of guilt of an individual, with respect to a crime. It may also be used to indicate a general lack of guilt, with respect to any kind of crime, sin, or wrongdoing. It can also refer to a state of unknowing, where one's experience is lesser, in either a relative view to social peers, or by an absolute comparison to a more common normative scale. In contrast to ignorance, it is generally viewed as a positive term, connoting a blissfully positive view of the world, in particular one where the lack of knowledge stems from a lack of wrongdoing, whereas greater knowledge comes from doing wrong.

A man without home is not a man. The only place where we all feel completely comfortable, where we can really be ourselves, is in the privacy of our own homes. But the man who has lost his innocence has no home. Everywhere he goes invites discomfort. Without innocence there can be no peace. Without peace, there can likewise be no happiness.

Innocence is bliss and more. It is happiness. It is satisfaction. It is learning. It is peace. It is joy. It is intrinsic; the natural state of man. Innocence is God. All of us have come away from our natural states…and maybe not for the better. We have lost our innocence and instead substituted it with manipulation, cunningness, selfishness, cruelty and what not... One reason why the ‘grown-up’ man talks about learning from children is the fact that they have something that we don’t - Innocence.