Re: [silk] Mumbai meetup?
On Thu, Aug 09, 2018 at 08:04:02AM +0530, Shenoy N wrote: > I'm in and out of town, so I'll take a last minute call. But I'd love to > catch up! 13th (tentatively) works? > 13th seems to work for everyone, so 13th August it shall be. Simmi, could you please choose a venue? I would prefer something along the western line, but I can commute to the central side if necessary. Devdas Bhagat
Re: [silk] Slow thinking
On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 10:35 AM Biju Chacko wrote: Let me get back to you on this. > I was betting that either you or Gabin would be the first to respond with something like this. Udhay
Re: [silk] Mumbai meetup?
Yep! Keep us looped. Would love to. On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 9:17 AM, Amit Varma wrote: > Same as Naren and Gabin. Definitely interested, will make it if I can. > > On Thu, 9 Aug 2018 09:12 gabin kattukaran, wrote: > > > My situation is similar to Naren's. Please plan to meet. If I am in town, > > I'll join. > > > > -gabin > > > > On Thu, 9 Aug 2018 at 08:04, Shenoy N wrote: > > > > > I'm in and out of town, so I'll take a last minute call. But I'd love > to > > > catch up! 13th (tentatively) works? > > > > > > On Tue 7 Aug, 2018, 7:52 PM Simmi Sareen, > > wrote: > > > > > > > I'm in. Can do any day except Friday. > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 5:02 PM, Devdas Bhagat < > > dev...@dvb.homelinux.org> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > I am in town for a week starting the 12th of August, and free to > meet > > > up. > > > > > > > > > > Devdas Bhagat > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Don't confuse me with facts. My mind is made up. > > > -- Regards Harnidh Kaur Lady Shri Ram College for Women '15 St. Xavier's College, Mumbai '17 Dasra +91-7718951383
Re: [silk] Slow thinking
Let me get back to you on this. -- b On Thu 9 Aug, 2018, 10:29 Udhay Shankar N, wrote: > Very interesting point. The part that had the most resonance is "Your first > reaction is usually outdated". > > Thoughts? > > Udhay > > https://sivers.org/slow > > I’m a very slow thinker > 2016-08-26 > > When a friend says something interesting to me, I usually don’t have a > reaction until much later. > > When someone asks me a deep question, I say, “Hmm. I don’t know.” The next > morning, I have an answer. > > I’m a disappointing person to try to debate or attack. I just have nothing > to say in the moment, except maybe, “Good point.” Then a few days later, > after thinking about it a lot, I have a response. > > This probably makes me look stupid in the moment, but I don’t mind. I’m not > trying to win any debates. > > In fact, I’ll tell you a secret. For most of those interviews at > sivers.org/i, they sent me their questions a week in advance. I’d spend > hours writing down answers from different perspectives, before choosing the > most interesting one. Then once we were in a live conversation, I’d try to > make it sound spontaneous. > > It’s a common belief that your first reaction is the most honest, but I > disagree. Your first reaction is usually outdated. Either it’s an answer > you came up with long ago and now use instead of thinking, or it’s > triggering a knee-jerk emotional response to something that happened long > ago. > > If you take some time to think it through, you might find that your first > reaction wasn’t current and true. Or if it was, then you can say so with > more conviction. > > Point is: When you’re less impulsive and more deliberate like this, it can > be a little inconvenient for other people, but that’s OK. > > Someone asks you a question. You don’t need to answer. You can say, “I > don’t know,” and take your time to answer after thinking. > > Things happen. Someone expects you to respond. But you can say, “We’ll > see.” > > And maybe, through example, you can show them that they can do the same. > > (Can you imagine how the world would work if this was the norm?) > > -- > > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) >
[silk] Slow thinking
Very interesting point. The part that had the most resonance is "Your first reaction is usually outdated". Thoughts? Udhay https://sivers.org/slow I’m a very slow thinker 2016-08-26 When a friend says something interesting to me, I usually don’t have a reaction until much later. When someone asks me a deep question, I say, “Hmm. I don’t know.” The next morning, I have an answer. I’m a disappointing person to try to debate or attack. I just have nothing to say in the moment, except maybe, “Good point.” Then a few days later, after thinking about it a lot, I have a response. This probably makes me look stupid in the moment, but I don’t mind. I’m not trying to win any debates. In fact, I’ll tell you a secret. For most of those interviews at sivers.org/i, they sent me their questions a week in advance. I’d spend hours writing down answers from different perspectives, before choosing the most interesting one. Then once we were in a live conversation, I’d try to make it sound spontaneous. It’s a common belief that your first reaction is the most honest, but I disagree. Your first reaction is usually outdated. Either it’s an answer you came up with long ago and now use instead of thinking, or it’s triggering a knee-jerk emotional response to something that happened long ago. If you take some time to think it through, you might find that your first reaction wasn’t current and true. Or if it was, then you can say so with more conviction. Point is: When you’re less impulsive and more deliberate like this, it can be a little inconvenient for other people, but that’s OK. Someone asks you a question. You don’t need to answer. You can say, “I don’t know,” and take your time to answer after thinking. Things happen. Someone expects you to respond. But you can say, “We’ll see.” And maybe, through example, you can show them that they can do the same. (Can you imagine how the world would work if this was the norm?) -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
Re: [silk] Mumbai meetup?
Same as Naren and Gabin. Definitely interested, will make it if I can. On Thu, 9 Aug 2018 09:12 gabin kattukaran, wrote: > My situation is similar to Naren's. Please plan to meet. If I am in town, > I'll join. > > -gabin > > On Thu, 9 Aug 2018 at 08:04, Shenoy N wrote: > > > I'm in and out of town, so I'll take a last minute call. But I'd love to > > catch up! 13th (tentatively) works? > > > > On Tue 7 Aug, 2018, 7:52 PM Simmi Sareen, > wrote: > > > > > I'm in. Can do any day except Friday. > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 5:02 PM, Devdas Bhagat < > dev...@dvb.homelinux.org> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > I am in town for a week starting the 12th of August, and free to meet > > up. > > > > > > > > Devdas Bhagat > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Don't confuse me with facts. My mind is made up. >
Re: [silk] Mumbai meetup?
My situation is similar to Naren's. Please plan to meet. If I am in town, I'll join. -gabin On Thu, 9 Aug 2018 at 08:04, Shenoy N wrote: > I'm in and out of town, so I'll take a last minute call. But I'd love to > catch up! 13th (tentatively) works? > > On Tue 7 Aug, 2018, 7:52 PM Simmi Sareen, wrote: > > > I'm in. Can do any day except Friday. > > > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 5:02 PM, Devdas Bhagat > > wrote: > > > > > I am in town for a week starting the 12th of August, and free to meet > up. > > > > > > Devdas Bhagat > > > > > > > > > -- Don't confuse me with facts. My mind is made up.
Re: [silk] Mumbai meetup?
I'm in and out of town, so I'll take a last minute call. But I'd love to catch up! 13th (tentatively) works? On Tue 7 Aug, 2018, 7:52 PM Simmi Sareen, wrote: > I'm in. Can do any day except Friday. > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 5:02 PM, Devdas Bhagat > wrote: > > > I am in town for a week starting the 12th of August, and free to meet up. > > > > Devdas Bhagat > > > > >
