http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss ALl of this and some of that Tue, 01 May 2012 04:30:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2012/04/momentary-lapse-of-reason/ http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2012/04/momentary-lapse-of-reason/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:46:43 +0000 Navin Harish http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/?p=500 There are times and there are things for which you are willing to play more than they are worth. May be what they are worth is a wrong statement, what they cost to make is right. There are things for which you are willing to pay substantially more than the cost of production. So [...]]]> http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2012/04/momentary-lapse-of-reason/feed/ 0 http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2011/06/all-i-had-to-do-was-ask-for-refund/ http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2011/06/all-i-had-to-do-was-ask-for-refund/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:08:10 +0000 Navin Harish http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/?p=383 One of the aspects of big corporation entering the market and killing off the small business is the faceless attitude. I prefer to buy from small retailers, someone who has a direct interest in the business because that is where you get the best service. Big corporations are usually staffed with zombies who have no interest in [...]]]> http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2011/06/all-i-had-to-do-was-ask-for-refund/feed/ 0 http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2011/04/age-of-whisky/ http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2011/04/age-of-whisky/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:46:18 +0000 Navin Harish http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/?p=349 In a market driven by demand and supply one thing that seems to defy the economic principles is alcohol. Johnny Walker Black Label, Chivas Regal are both 12 years old. There are countless others who claim to be certain age. When I think about this, I am amazed by how companies are consistently able to [...]]]> http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2011/04/age-of-whisky/feed/ 3 http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2011/02/exclusive-or-mass-not-both/ http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2011/02/exclusive-or-mass-not-both/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 05:53:30 +0000 Navin Harish http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2011/02/exclusive-or-mass-not-both/ You can go for exclusivity and quality and make a lot of money. Apple is a good example. You can also go for quantity and still make a lot of money. Microsoft is an excellent example. However you can’t aim for both and be successful. Choose one and stick to it. Happy birthday Steve Jobs ]]> http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2011/02/exclusive-or-mass-not-both/feed/ 0 http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2011/02/do-you-have-the-courage-to-not-change-it/ http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2011/02/do-you-have-the-courage-to-not-change-it/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 06:16:23 +0000 Navin Harish http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2011/02/do-you-have-the-courage-to-not-change-it/ Since you are an expert in your field, your opinion is sought on some work done by someone else. The work is done very well. In such a case do you feel compelled to add your two bits to it even if it is not required? If yes, is it because of an insecurity, the feeling [...]]]> http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2011/02/do-you-have-the-courage-to-not-change-it/feed/ 1 http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2011/02/you-make-me-look-bad/ http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2011/02/you-make-me-look-bad/#comments Sat, 19 Feb 2011 16:59:01 +0000 Navin Harish http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/?p=318 I will judge you by how good you make me look if you are providing me a service. It is unfortunate that you have to perform 100% to make me look average and any performace less than that will make me look bad. This is something the data and voice companies need to understand. Currently [...]]]> http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2011/02/you-make-me-look-bad/feed/ 0 http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/11/will-someone-please-kill-me/ http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/11/will-someone-please-kill-me/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:21:51 +0000 Navin Harish http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/?p=301 There are leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Che Guevara, and Martin Luther King who are remembered for the contribution they made. One reason for their fame is that they were killed just at the right time. Every one has a shelf life, a time what that person is at his or her peak and after that [...]]]> http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/11/will-someone-please-kill-me/feed/ 2 http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/09/perception-is-more-real-than-reality/ http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/09/perception-is-more-real-than-reality/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:54:16 +0000 Navin Harish http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/?p=230 “Sex appeal is 50% what you have and 50% what others think you have.” Sorry for using this quote (once) again but this so accurately states the truth that I can’t help it. What do you tell a stuntman who has a heavy accent, a little hard to understand? “You are rejected, the way you speak, we [...]]]> http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/09/perception-is-more-real-than-reality/feed/ 2 http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/03/can-you-brand-custodian-see-beyond-the-next-quarter/ http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/03/can-you-brand-custodian-see-beyond-the-next-quarter/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:36:57 +0000 Navin Harish http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/03/can-you-brand-custodian-see-beyond-the-next-quarter/ The easiest way to explain what I am saying is to ask yourself if given the choice, would you for any reason, go for a lower paying job? If the answer is not an outright “No” you already understand the importance of long term gains. They are certainly worth sacrificing some short term benefits. The same [...]]]> http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/03/can-you-brand-custodian-see-beyond-the-next-quarter/feed/ 3 http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/03/wow-you-look-10-years-younger/ http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/03/wow-you-look-10-years-younger/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:23:53 +0000 Navin Harish http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/?p=93 Look around you and you will see a lot of young, small companies are giving the larger, established ones a run. Maybe it is the youthful appeal of those companies that the 100 years old corporations lack, or maybe it is something deeper. If youth is what people want and if youth is what is beating [...]]]> http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/03/wow-you-look-10-years-younger/feed/ 1