World around me is changed by action I take, one at a time, not by the number of opinions I have. World inside me is changed by the choices I make. Whether I want to be happy now, is a choice I can make. It does not require any authorization or approval from any one.… Continue reading The choice.
Author: Isura Silva
Business / Performance Consultant
Anyone can meditate.
I am no expert in meditation. What I am going to write here is based on my practice. I am sharing what worked and did not with the humble wish that someone ( you) might be able to improve meditation practice. I have read many books on meditation, spent time with many monks and teachers,… Continue reading Anyone can meditate.
3 things that helped me in this week.
I went on a 48 hour social media vacation thanks to http://www.appblock.app on mobile and http://www.selfcontrolapp.com on laptop. I do this often and the outcome is a very contended peaceful Isura. It's like hitting reset button of my mind. Podcasts are an interesting way to digest information. Avoided reading articles from mobile and started listening… Continue reading 3 things that helped me in this week.
It seems the world is on fire.
In the first week of 2020, social media feeds and news were fueled by Australian bush fires, US gunning down of a senior leader of Iran, and the aircraft crash that cost 4 Air force personnel in Sri Lanka. All with vivid images of fire. The feeds and news were fanning down on the flames… Continue reading It seems the world is on fire.
First things first.
The world's best brains are recruited to create wealth in lucrative industries. Banking, insurance, stock market, information technology, medical, nuclear, retail and so on. They make it so lucrative for their shareholders with complex models and systems that we seem to be at loss of faith and words to explain what we get in to… Continue reading First things first.
Gig workers are humans
One day, after receiving the food from UberEats driver, I was puzzled to see this 50 maybe years old man shaking my hand with a curvy smile on his face. I asked why ? "Thank you for been out of your home, thank you for looking at the map and been there for me the… Continue reading Gig workers are humans
New year wishes = *Send to all* ?
The messages comes in different forms (Text, GIF, JPEG, videos), sizes(short, medium, long) and languages. They get deposited in email inbox, chats, chat groups, SMS. And in my social media feed, everybody has a generic wish in different forms, sizes and languages. A few hours in to the day, the messages dissolve in to the… Continue reading New year wishes = *Send to all* ?
Time is the real important factor in internet.
Internet has all the information you need. It's with in a click or few clicks. Yet, why we seem to be increasingly confused about our decisions ? Most of information is now available for free, bottlenecks for information is less. It also means there will be more and more players coming in to the field.… Continue reading Time is the real important factor in internet.
Fear of Missing out ?
You buy popcorn at cinema, not because you are hungry, but because others are in queue to get it. It must be feeling good. You click on the #1 trending youtube video, not because you know what it is about, but because hundred thousand people have already watched it, it should be good. You buy… Continue reading Fear of Missing out ?
Killing competition
Uber comes to market with cheap rates for riders and incentives for drivers. One Galle Face opens with 3 months rent free for shops and parking free for shoppers for 3 weeks. Both think by getting all the people to use them once will get customers lured to them forever. Uber and One Galle Face… Continue reading Killing competition
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