http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss ALl of this and some of that Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 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 http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/02/are-you-focused/ http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/02/are-you-focused/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:32:59 +0000 Navin Harish http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/?p=43 Would an bollywood extra get a leading role? Would you buy a pair of shoe made by the cobbler who sits outside your building? Would you ask the roadside vada-pao vendor to cater to your next party? The answer to all the above questions is “unlikely”. Perception is more real than reality and although the people mentioned [...]]]> http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/02/are-you-focused/feed/ 2