Tag Archives: Psychology

Actionable advice: buying and consuming poison at a discounted price is still consuming poison. Stop justifying the cognitive dissonance.

On a recent flight, I was sitting next to two very chatty gentlemen. I had no intention of eavesdropping on their conversation. However, I had no choice but to hear them talk, as they were sitting right next to me and yapping nonstop. Both of them were chain smokers. They reeked of cigarette smoke and… Read More »

Actionable advice: do not gold plate or allow scope creep at workplace

Every project manager will undoubtedly know the definition of gold plating and scope creep, also known as requirement creep. For the uninitiated, to gold plate, in project management parlance, is to add any functionality or feature that was not a part of the original project scope plan. This does not mean that new features or… Read More »

Omygdaily – June 24 2016

A compendium of news/articles/videos/pictures/events/stories that triggered the “Oh my god alarm!” Omygdaily – June 24 2016 edition will discuss: BREXIT. Great Britain votes to leave the European Union. Workaholics have psychiatric disorders, a new study finds. How a football player was red-carded for breaking wind during a football game. Alligator attack at the Walt Disney World Hotel;… Read More »

Omygdaily – June 22 2016

A compendium of news/articles/videos/pictures/events/stories that triggered the “Oh my god alarm!” Omygdaily – June 22 2016 edition will discuss: Rape being part of the initiation process in the Australian military. This practice has gone on since the 1960s and has recently come to light. Can anyone say cover-up? Reminds me of the movie, The General’s Daughter.… Read More »

Omygdaily – June 21 2016

A compendium of news/articles/videos/pictures/events/stories that triggered the “Oh my god alarm!” Omygdaily – June 21 2016 edition will discuss: India is considered the worst place to do business, a distinction we shouldn’t be proud of, but we have nobody else to blame except ourselves. Take the test to ascertain how dark is your personality? In China,… Read More »