links for 2009-12-01

December 1, 2009 in Links

10 Tools for Dealing with Holiday Depression and Stress | Psychology Today
1. Keep your expectations balanced…Remember that everything doesn't have to be perfect and don't worry about things that are out of your control.
2. Don't try to do too much. Fatigue, over scheduling, and taking on too many tasks can dampen your spirits. Learn to [...]

links for 2009-11-30

November 30, 2009 in Links

For Indians Trained in the West, It Can Be Hard to Go Home – NYTimes.com
In recent years, Mother India has welcomed back tens of thousands of former emigrants and their offspring…But…many Indians who spent most of their lives in North America and Europe are finding they can’t go home again…
These repats, as they are known, [...]

links for 2009-11-27

November 27, 2009 in Links

The risk-taker's advantage | Psychology Today
No one wants to see young people drift into problem behaviour; but we may be helping to create it. It's not our commitment to raising healthy children that is the problem; it's simply that the methods we use to keep our children safe inadvertently put them at much greater risk [...]

links for 2009-11-25

November 25, 2009 in Links

Anniversary blues « Smoke Signals
Prem Panicker on Anniversary Blues:
"Those two signposts — CRPF jawans crapping, peeing and bathing in the shadow of the Gateway and those divine smoked salmon sandwiches – perfectly bookend our response, as a government and as a society, to one of the worst terrorist attacks, worldwide, in recent memory.
The least we [...]

links for 2009-11-24

November 24, 2009 in Links

Seth's Blog: How to lose an argument online
So, what works?
Earn a reputation. Have a conversation. Ask questions. Describe possible outcomes of a point of view. Make connections. Give the other person the benefit of the doubt. Align objectives then describe a better outcome. Show up. Smile.
(tags: conversation psychology sethgodin communication debate)

links for 2009-11-23

November 23, 2009 in Links

एक वाक्य / धर्मवीर भारती – Kavita Kosh
चेक बुक हो पीली या लाल,
दाम सिक्के हों या शोहरत -
कह दो उनसे
जो ख़रीदने आये हों तुम्हें
हर भूखा आदमी बिकाऊ नहीं होगा है !
(tags: poetry poem hindi)

क्या इनका कोई अर्थ नहीं / धर्मवीर भारती – Kavita Kosh
जाने क्यों कोई मुझसे कहता
मन में कुछ ऐसा भी रहता
जिसको छू लेने [...]