Tag Archives: psychology

Multitasking

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

The ability of a person to execute more than one job at a time is considered to be more time efficient. We all do it, whether we’re doing homework and listening to music while talking to our friends on AIM or watching TV while eating dinner. These often lead to worse habits such as texting [...]

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Emotions Ruling the Intellect

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

The first thought that crossed my mind was of the chariot analogy in the Bhagavad-Gita when I read the article that stated that it was scientifically proven that the emotion rules the brain’s decisions.
Before reading this article, I always thought of decision making as an emotionless act. I thought to myself, “Why even bother [...]

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What is your purpose in life?

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Swadharma — a concept many people worry about, through many different names.
To determine Swadharma, one’s own duty, it is helpful to consider other perspectives on finding meaning. One way is through science — psychologist Viktor Frankl, Holocaust survivor and author of Man’s Search for Meaning, encapsulated the natural quest to define Swadharma as a will to meaning. [...]

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