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The Hierarchy of Disagreement

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In course of your career, you may have to come across different kinds of people.  In a 360 degree perspective, you will have your superiors, your peers and your subordinates. Maybe you have disagreements with them or maybe they end up disagreeing with you. Disagreement takes skill and there are more ways to disagree than there to agree.  In his essay  “How to Disagree”, Paul Graham classifies the ways of arguing a point. He suggests that they should form a hierarchy based on their strength and frequency of use.   The hierarchy, visualized as an infographic  forms a pyramid with the most convincing type of disagreement at the top. The width of the type of argument symbolizes the relative frequency at which each type is used in arguments. hence the most convincing type of argument becomes the least used and vice versa. Not only does it take some skill to identify the central point of an argument and to find how to refute it, this way of arguing also requires that the opponent commi

A beautiful life

 My writings are only as good as my tantrums and meltdowns And those conundrums you throw,  Not expecting to be answered  Were they getting better or worse? But stage by stage Step by step. Started with a jerk, A bit of a hesitation Then flowed like a stream  Only to diverge into the woods Lost and wandering  Longing to meet  The oceans green Will I get better?  Or are you waiting for the butcher? Remember, the oceans are blue and still Swimming is a choice Survival is fate, lest you forget It's for you and me To overcome the test of time.

What if!!

 Maybe you will fall But what do you feel? Is there a chance you might succeed? If there is a ray of hope, Don't think twice Just rush on, You hot boiled blood, Mark my words Crash landing is goal achieved too!! Pick up your bag No cheesecakes Break a few cheeks The game is not over until you win

Things to do

Hi albatross Why do you keep coming back, I thought Is there anything you love about this place? No Do you have someone waiting for you? No Then? I have things to do, dreams to fulfill.

Red red blood

 Push you Pull you Eat you To feed me Without regrets Pump you Never a disgrace In my veins Creeping crawling Red red hot Burnt are those lands Where i fell In and out Stab me Shoot me Dance around Killer, Healer I keep pumping Whatsoever No regrets Zero on hopes No faith I lead my way Nothing new No rocket science Humble No nonchalance I never leave it to fate Can't let it go The rush Here There Everywhere But Worthy Of that extra mile 

Red bulb blue bulb

  Red and blue set off for a march Red stood staight and broke his back Blue changed course and triumphed Hail blue, who stood the test of times The crowd cheered, gifts showered Podium to hospital bed, Rushed the extravagant Blue 'Thank you Red, See I won Dream of my life Righteous but still courteous Owe you my life' Red smiled Passed his hands gently over the memento Brass! he exclaimed And brass is not made of cracked bones A gentle smile A kiss in the air Bye

Unbearded

  I shaved my face - Foam kissed my cheeks I closed my eyes and rubbed it It kissed me, again and again The saplings sown in winter Surpassed summer and autumn  Sun kissed were the seeds of winter They rose and stood tall and man Black he was, dark black Stood to the ground time and again He had a spine of man He was tall sharp and brave Man he was, The man who turned heads for me The father of my will My wish and my desires A single stroke of a blade I killed you, a cold blooded murder Washed my face It's smiling ready for the meeting I showcased a different me I sold my ideas and my ideas sold me A star performer in rain fog and snow As I shelved my beard in hell

Avoiding crane collapses

Crane collapses on construction sites are not uncommon enough. Earlier this day, in a more publicized incident, a large mobile crane collapsed in a South Indian coastal City.   Crane operators and the individuals and entities that supervise them and also the maintenance personnel should adhere   not only to the regulations set forth by the legal authorities, but also to the particular crane manufacturer’s safety guidelines and applicable industry standards, such as those developed by the ASME, OSHA etc.   Collapse of a crane is a reportable dangerous occurrence as per the factories act in India and shall be reported to concerned authorities.   So what can you do to prevent crane collapse and related deaths?   1.        Check if the crane operator is authorized to operate the particular type of crane. If there are some changes (mostly like technological advancements in new models) train all crane operators on the functionality of all new cranes. Ensure the personnel who

Stand up, speak out

Between your life and  Those words you ever spoke,  Hanging are those words you swallowed, And those messages you typed and deleted. Remember, that is the difference; Between what life is and what life would have been. Drawing a thin line between treacherousness and stupidity.

When I met God

It is not always that I miss you God I do not badger you when I am content I do not blame you when I am down either But now God, it is pitch dark everywhere Ergo I kneel before you You are the almighty Save me All I care are worried Lord Shall I bother you again God You are the almighty Save them too I sheathed my face, opened my eyes Kept walking around, Lord I see darkness, the next door Now I am sleepless, Lord For the fear of the darkness crawling in Now it is near, I saw it there I am sick of being chased by darkness Kindly save them You are the almighty Shower some light around please I am afraid, I cannot eat What if my farmer is in the dark!! I do not know Lord He is a noble peasant He feeds the nation Light cannot exist when he is in the dark Save him Lord He will save the country I heard from around the world It is dark everywhere Unchain the sun; we need light Together we will make you proud For

Why do I write?

I write for the love To learn, to unlearn and to learn again To understand what goes on inside me To give tongue to the thoughts Sleeping deep inside me I write because I want to Share to the world what I learnt Not because I preach Just because I yearn to  Grow everyday

The time is now

These lockdown days are not meant to be spent cursing some country or some political leaders who have forced this lockdown on you. It is a once in a lifetime opportunity. - Its your opportunity to upskill As a professional, take up those most wanted certifications you have been keeping aside due to lack of time to spend on it. - Its an opportunity to eat healthy Eat healthy, work out at home and stay fit, increase your immunity levels. - Nourish those hobbies you left with your childhood or teenage Go through your old albums and videos. Read those books that have been lying idle in your book shelf for years. - Nourish your relationships. Call a friend today. Do a group call with your schoolmates, to your collegemates, to your colleagues in your previous jobs, give time to everyone who was important in life but lost in the whirlwind of your daily business. - Your family time If you are at home with all your favourite people around, be happy; because not all the people have t

Restarting factories post lockdown

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Deeply saddened by the turnaround of events resulting in the series of accidents in various process industries during the post lockdown start up. Things were moving on smoothly until some viruses came from nowhere and started controlling our decisions. Nations went on lockdown, factories that were running fine for years had to shut down unplanned.  Now, slowly the world has started to accept it as the new normal and is learning to work accordingly. Factories are restarting, and with that comes a new risk most of us had not seen in our career. - restarting factories that were closed down for days together after a planned / unplanned shut down has to be done, but not forgetting the inherent risks. Penning down some of the questions you can ask yourself before setting the burner on fire. Manpower related -  There is no guarantee that the same people who left the plant last come in first for the start up, people might be stranded, they might be busy taking care of their