CULTURAL QA 09-2023-22 All the below QA are from Quora DIGESTto me on 22-09-2023.
Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers. Compiled andposted by R. Gopala Krishnan, 79, on 22-09-2023. Q1 What can I learn in 5 minutes that can change my life? A1 Rohit Malshe, Chem Engineer,Programmer, Amazon research scientist Updated 3y A few things can be learned in justfive minutes that can help you in your lifetime: Yourlife is largely affected by the decisions that you make, and the actions thatyou take. Alot of the times, the damage you cause to yourself or your immediate colleaguesis a result of two things: Imbalanced thinking, and angry actions. Imbalanced thinking: Toseriously enhance the thinking process, all you need to do is to do a littlebit of exercise. Your brain automatically gets more blood flow, and you can get far betterideas if you go on a short walk, or do some push-ups, or just a little bit ofjogging. This not only will help youget better ideas but also more fruitful ideas. Controlling emotions and actions: Tocontrol the emotions, and most importantly, actions taken after you are angry,you really need to learn “to not send an angry email”. All you need to do is: You can typean email if you want. You can be as angry as you want to be, but DO NOT sendit. Saveit and keep it in outlook saved email folder. Go for about 15 minutes of hardrunning and vigorous exercise. Whatever anger you have containedwithin yourself, throw all that anger in the exercise. Then when you return, not only yourmuscles will be stronger, but also, your mind will be calmer. This way, you practice and comport yourself with restraint. Then re-type the sameemail in the most polite words, and state only the facts that matter. Should you choose, youcan even wait an entire day before sending the email. Thisis one of the most important things I observed between junior engineers, andreally amazing managers wherever I worked. Reallyamazing managers never lose their patience. Theystay focused and stay on course. Theylook at facts and figures and keep angry emotions away from the workplace. Theytake actions when things fail no matter what the root cause of the failure is,and contain the problem. Thenwhen they have analyzed all the facts and done all the postmortems, make cleardecisions and take actions. It is far more important to have anunbiased, calm, methodical, and clear thinking than to operate with anger atwork place. Nowsome of you might visualize Steve Jobs and would say ~ “wow! He was quite theopposite”, but don’t forget that before you actually build the attitude ofSteve Jobs, you really need to build the skills of Steve Jobs. Toread this whole post, I think I have taken your 5 minutes, but if you do thesethings a few times, I guarantee you that you would get a lot more respect atyour work place, and would build trust and connections for a long term. Then, over months of interactions withothers, you would realize, that you would stop getting angry, you would buildpatience, and that is a real virtue! Stayblessed, and stay inspired! Q2 What are some unusual signs of high intelligence in anindividual? A2 Irma Bennett, Studied at StellenboschUniversity3h I’m a fairly bright guy. But during mypost-doc, I made friends with a number of actual, high end geniuses. Atfirst I envied their intellectual ability. Extremelydifficult problems, that nobody was available to help them with so the problemswere tackled alone. One thing every one of them had in common was that they hada range of interests that they pursued with real passion. A good friend, in addition tophysics, was an alternate for the German Olympic bike team. He was a masterhome brewer and coffee roaster. He built telescopes…. Everything he did was110% The other thing they had in common wasthat they were very frequently frustrated.The world is made for “average”. Not for IQs of 150. This same friend wouldexplain something to me about his technique. I’m a PhD chemist. I know a littlebit about it. But hewould get annoyed that I could not keep up. Except NOBODY could keep up.So he was frequently angry. Often times rude. Sort of oblivious of people’sfeelings. The envy I initially felt laterturned into sympathy. I’m not as smart as that. Not even close….. Q3 What are some mind-blowing facts that sound unreal but areactually true? A3 Tahshin Rose,student at North SouthUniversity (2021–present)14h Holes in pen lids can save your life.The pen caps haveholes to prevent suffocation/can avoid asphyxia if swallowed. In the past, salt was used as money,which is where the English word"salary" originates. Insteadof reading the black lines themselves, bar code scanners read the white area inbetween them. Achild's developing body has 300 bones, compared to the 206 bones in an adult. Dogs only have roughly ten vocalizations,whereas cats have over 100. The majority of the oxygen on Earth isproduced by the oceans. Bananasemit radiation. Razorblades can be dissolved in the human stomach. Around one million pounds can be found in acloud. Q4 What are ten truths everyone should accept in life? A4 Dr. Raunak Brij,Doctor at India Thu You are not going to exist forever.You’re just a tinyspeck in this vast universe and your time in this world is limited. Anything harsh said toa loved one in anger leaves a permanent scar, no matter how much you try tobandage it. Health is the most important wealth you can acquire. No matter how much gold you own, itcan not quell the torture of an illness. Every old person was once as old as you are today. Time stops for none. ***Things which are mostimportant for you today might be worthless tomorrow. Avoid spending money onurges. Something as simple as saying sorry firstcan prevent countlessdisputes. It is not a sign of weakness. Whoyour friends are determine who you become. To become good at conversation, learnto be a good listener first. Luckfavours those who don’t give up Be grateful if you have a roof forshelter, clean waterfor drinking , food on your table and a healthy functioning body. Try to imagine the absence ofeven one of these in your life. My note*** I recollect the purchasesof VCR instead of VCP, DVD players etc. paying huge amounts and video tapeswhich are obsolete now. Q5 Who is probably the luckiest guy ever? A5 Silk Road,AI Expert4h Thisman survived the unthinkable on 9/11. Stanley Praimnath, was working on the81st floor of theSouth Tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. He was a vice president at Fuji Bank, aprestigious Japanesefinancial institution. He had a nice office with a view of the Statue ofLiberty and the Hudson River. Hehad a good life, a loving family, and a strong Christian faith. But everything changed in an instantwhen he saw a plane flying straight toward his building. Helater recalled: "Isaw this giant airplane coming towards me eye level, eye contact. I'm lookingat the cockpit of the plane and I see the red markings on it and I realize it's an American Airlinesplane." He instinctively ducked under his desk and prayed: "Lord, Ican't do this! You take over!" Theplane crashed into the building between floors 77 and 85, just above Stanley'soffice. Theimpact was so powerful that it tore a hole in the wall behind him and suckedout everything in his office except his desk, which shielded him from theflames and debris. He wastrapped in a small space with no way out. Meanwhile,on the same floor, another man was looking for survivors. Hisname was Brian Clark,a Canadian executive at Euro Brokers, another financialfirm. He had escaped from his office on the 84thfloor, which was at the top ofthe impact zone, and was heading down Stairway A, the only one that wasn'tdestroyed by the plane. On his way down, he heard a faint voicecrying for help from behind a wall of rubble. Hefollowed the sound and found Stanley's hand waving through a hole. He shone hisflashlight and saw Stanley's eyes staring back at him. He grabbed his hand and pulled him overthe wall. Stanleywas overjoyed to see Brian. He kissed him and said: "I'mStanley! We'll be brothers for life!" Brian agreed and said: "Let'sgo home." Thetwo men made their way down the stairs, dodging smoke and debris along the way.They reached the groundfloor at 9:55 am, just five minutes before the South Tower collapsed. Theyran out of the building and hugged each other in relief. They had just becometwo of only four survivors from above the south tower impact zone. Stanleylater said that he owed his life to God and Brian. He said: "God sent anangel to save me." Brian said: "Idon't know why I survived when so many others didn't. I guess God had otherplans for me." After 9/11, Stanley became aPentecostal pastor and a popular inspirational speaker with religious groupsand churches. He also remained close friends with Brian, who he calls hisbrother for life. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/273387410.3334808.1695370184078%40mail.yahoo.com.
