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10 Psychological Studies That Will Change What You Think You Know About Yourself

Why do we do the things we do? Despite our best attempts to "know thyself," the truth is that we often know astonishingly little about our own minds, and even less about the way others think. As Charles Dickens once put it, “A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.” Psychologists have long sought insights into how we perceive the world and what motivates our behavior, and they've made enormous strides in lifting that veil of mystery. Aside from providing fodder for stimulating cocktail-party conversations, some of the most famous psychological experiments of the past century reveal universal and often surprising truths about human nature.  Here are 10 classic psychological studies that may change the way you understand yourself. We all have some capacity for evil. Arguably the most famous experiment in the history of psychology, the 1971 Stanford prison study put a microsc...

Shailendra Mishra, a 2009 IPS officer

" This is my nation and I am out to defend it. No amount of criticism or threatening shall make me a coward, crying to quit. I qualified the service not only to do a job but to serve. I don’t want to be a role model myself, let my service be a role model for people to emulate.   I am shamed on your thoughts of quitting and running away. You are a member of the very revered service. Be proud of it. These are testing times, we will sail through. Give your writings some sense brother. We are public figures and should take criticism as a part and parcel of our lives. In case you still fear we will take care of you too. "

Ho To Start and Run Your Own Business

1) How long does it take to raise money? In a GREAT business, six months. In a mediocre business, infinity. 2 ) Should I blog? Yes.  You must . Blog about everything going wrong in your industry. Blog personal stories that you think will scare away customers. They won’t. Customers will be attracted to honesty. 3) Should I go for venture capital money? No, get a customer. I never started a successful business that didn’t start with a customer. “But what about Google?” someone might ask. Stop asking that. First get a customer. Then build a product. Then look at “3a”: 3a) Should I go for venture capital money and then quit my job? No, turns out many successful businesses were started by people who did not quickly quit their jobs. Starting a business  is not about taking risks. It’s 100% about risk mitigation. Don’t risk your livelihood. Larry Page stayed in graduate school for an entire year or so after he started Google. Steve Wozniak stayed at Hewlet...