Soumajit Sinha

Learning from other languages and cultures of gratitude, perhaps Americans can make “thank you” less casual and more&nbsp;heartfelt.

A multi-cultural perspective on gratitude

Here are some insights or tactics you might find helpful.

Tactics to make innovation happen in your business

When you’re stuck, you need&nbsp;feedback.&nbsp;Feedback is a valuable source of information that you can use to effect the changes you want.&nbsp;You need information that tells you what you’re doing well and where you’re going wrong.

What information do you need in order to change?

Since more than 90% of customers rely on information from people they know when making a buying decision,&nbsp;building personal connections can be the most effective way to build trust and authority with your audience.

How to increase your social media authority

<h3>Making time for social connections can reduce the chances of depression and anxiety caused by loneliness.</h3>

How to make time with family and loved ones count

Vikram Arora

Artificial intelligence is as revolutionary as mobile phones and the Internet. Bill Gates talks about AI, in detail.

The Age of AI has begun - Bill Gates

Fasting is a practice that dates back centuries and plays a central role in many cultures and religions. Defined as abstinence from all or some foods or drinks for a set period of time, there are many different ways of fasting. In general, most types of fasts are performed over 24-72 hours. Here are 8 health benefits of fasting:

8 health benefits of fasting, backed by science

Achieving a better balance between professional and personal priorities boils down to a combination of&nbsp;reflexivity—or questioning assumptions to increase self-awareness—and intentional role redefinition.&nbsp;This is not a one-time fix but rather a cycle that we must engage in continuously as our circumstances and priorities evolve. This cycle is made up of five distinct steps:

Work-life balance is a cycle, not an achievement

Guilt-tripping is a form of unconscious emotional blackmail whereby the guilt-tripper feels entitled and innocent of any misdeed. On the receiving end, it feels like an oppressive, intangible force that invisibly intrudes into our&nbsp;personal space&nbsp;confusingly and frustratingly, bolstered by plausible deniability and reversal of blame.

The psychology of the guilt-tripping

Positive psychology shows that people who react in a positive manner in the workplace have stronger relationships, greater psychological safety, and enhanced learning, creativity and motivation.

How to handle negativity without being annoyingly positive

Today we’re starting to open access to&nbsp;<a href="http://bard.google.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bard</a>, an early experiment that lets you collaborate with generative AI. This follows our&nbsp;<a href="https://blog.google/technology/ai/ai-developers-google-cloud-workspace/?_ga=2.64416111.1780623597.1678725505-76538769.1607985801" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">announcements</a>&nbsp;from last week as we continue to bring helpful AI experiences to people, businesses and communities.

Google Bard - A Primer

Mental strength is the ability to control your mind instead of being controlled by it. Instead of getting sucked into spirals of&nbsp;self-criticism&nbsp;and shame, mental strength is what allows you to redirect your attention and think somewhere else that is less destructive.

3 habits that will make you mentally strong

Abundance shows practical solutions to humanity’s most significant concerns, such as lack of quality food, water, education, healthcare, and freedom. The author shows us how exponential technologies can help us improve our quality of life to achieve abundance.

Abundance - Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler

Bill Gates recently visited India and met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss various topics including healthcare, climate change, financial inclusion, and innovation. Here are some key highlights from their conversation.

From Bill Gates Blog: His Meeting with PM Modi

An Astronaut’s Guide To Life On Earth teaches you how to live better by taking lessons from the rigorous requirements of going to outer space and applying them to everyday life. &nbsp;Life is just a lot better if you feel you’re having 10 wins a day rather than a win every 10 years or so.

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth - Chris Hadfield

We are all born with the innate capability to understand languages, and it is not a man-made invention.

The Language Instinct  - Steven Pinker

What's Our Problem? by Tim Urban is a book that introduces a new framework for thinking about our chaotic political environment. The book examines the core issues that drive our current divisions, from immigration to climate change, and offers a fresh perspective on how we can move forward as a society.

The book also explores the dynamics between our two mindsets—the High Mind and the Low Mind—and how we can use them to create more productive conversations and more meaningful progress.

By using this new framework, Urban argues that we can bridge the gaps between us, find common ground, and make a real difference in the world.

What’s Our Problem? -  Tim Urban

Human psychology:&nbsp; Decoded

The Power of Us  Jay J. Van Bavel, Dominic J. Packer

Enlightenment Now is a thoroughly researched vision of human progress.

Enlightenment Now -  Steven Pinker

Fooled by Randomness deals with the fallibility of human knowledge, This book is one of the 75 smartest books of all time for its work on the way humans perceive randomness. The author has come up with various ways through which humans assign meaning to a series of independent random events. The World isn't what it seems. This book provides a glimpse of the hidden green code of the Matrix.

Fooled by Randomness - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Our bodies can run forever. But Science won't tell you that.

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen - Christopher McDougall

Annie Duke is the bestselling author of&nbsp;Thinking in Bets,&nbsp;How to Decide, and&nbsp;Quit. She is also a corporate speaker and consultant in the decision-making space. As a former professional poker player, Annie won more than $4 million in tournament poker before retiring from the game in 2012. She is the co-founder of The Alliance for Decision Education, a non-profit whose mission is to improve lives by empowering students through decision-skills education.

Quit - Annie Duke

Let's go right at the start of everything.

Origin Story - David Christian

Bonnie Hagemann, Lisa Pent and their colleagues from the Women Execs on Boards network offer a collection of truly inspiring stories of the struggles that defined and shaped them as strong women leaders. All 36 women who share their experiences here participated in the Harvard Business School network program and are passionate about Hagemann and Pent’s cause: increasing gender parity in leadership roles worldwide. Their stories expose the less glamorous side of success and demonstrate the strength women must muster to overcome adversity. These revealing narratives about how women leaders found strength and persevered will inspire readers to overcome obstacles in their path.

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