The Data Deluge: Are We Drowning in Our Own Biases? We live in an age of information overload. Every day, we are bombarded with a relentless stream of data—statistics about our nation, our industries, and our societies. It arrives in sleek, colourful infographics, accompanied by dancing animations and shared at the speed of light across social media feeds. At the bottom, a tiny footnote cites a "source," but more often than not, that source is just another link in a fragile chain of unverified claims. Lately, I’ve watched with growing unease as these digital barricades have turned into battlefields. Friends argue viciously over national statistics; colleagues trade insults; and families fracture over screenshots. We are not just disagreeing anymore—we are attacking each other, losing precious relationships in the name of cold, hard numbers. The tragedy is that we are not behaving like critical thinkers; we are beha...
The Monk’s Compass A young man wanted to understand success and failure. He was told that a monk in the nearby monastery threw light on various aspects of life, and that people who met him came away with clarity. The young man decided to meet him. On meeting the monk, the young man said, "I am really confused about success and failure. In this fast-growing, competitive world, I come across many schools of thought and definitions. I want to get a clear picture." The monk asked, "What is success according to you?" The young man replied, "Achieving goals." The monk asked, "What is failure?" "Not achieving goals, losing opportunities, making mistakes, losing money, and being stressed," the young man answered. The monk said, "According to you, you are right in your own way. Each one of us has a definition based on our purpose. If we are able to fulfil it, we might feel successful; otherwise, we might feel like a failure ...