“All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts….” -Act II, Scene VII, As You Like It, William Shakespeare, We are defined not as a set of characteristics or traits, not as a sealed package by others. Instead, everyone sees us for the discrete, granular roles that we play in their lives. The ‘package’ that we see in our own heads is our own perspective of all the roles we play in the lives of all the people we know. You may be a caring child, a sincere student, a loyal friend, a passionate lover, a dedicated employee, a pleasant boss, a doting father and a responsible citizen: each of these roles call for a set of characteristics and need you to act in a manner that suits the roles you choose to play. Ain't that why someone we hate from the guts is liked by some others, why some fall in love with people that just don’t care, why some people buy goods t...
I can't really say that I haven't had wonderful teachers. If not for them, I would never have been whatever I am. But here is the best of them all... Prof A. F. Mathew, the sociology professor. One lecture of his and you can never forget him for the rest of your life. We go to his lectures with mind as tranquil as a placid lake. And we come out an hour later in a raging storm of thoughts. He tears down all your prejudices, one at a time. One month of learning from him and the change I feel is palpable. His views in his own words: http://chroniclesofdementia.blogspot.in/ If there is one thing that I loved consistently over the past month at IIMK, it is Prof. Mathew's lectures. I am beginning to love myself for choosing Kozhikode...
Well, I don’t want to sound like a show-off, but I said this was coming, at least a year ago. Here’s why- 1. The market and customers have moved on With enterprises taking to BYOD initiatives and allowing people to get their own devices (the iOSes and the Androids) to work, companies and people are fine with whatever platforms get the work done. Security on mobile isn’t the scare it used to be, at least not enough to command the BB premium in price. 2. D ominant design, no more Agreed a keyboard makes typing long messages easy, but who wants to type when you can dictate (I’m talking about Siri and its ilk here). Same goes with the look, feel, build et al. Dear BB, you are not leading on the design front anymore. Sorry. 3. Apps and Social Networking Cross platform and cross-device integration- the ability to access all your information from all your devices like desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile etc.- is the future on which billion dollar businesses are being built...
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