Little universe & Human behavior
the little universe consist of people around you, your spouse, children, parents, co-workers, boss & employees, friends & neighbors … basically humans around you, who are also physical bodies that affect your behavior.
this little universe is also your personal universe … so, YOU (i.e. your health, your married (or unmarried) life, your family situation, your financial situation, your work situation) & people around you impact your mood … and your mood impacts your emotions & behavior; and how much you succeed in life.
watch this video by Simon Sinek … although, the topic of Simon’s talk is leadership, but his point is quite relevant in our context, which is how interaction with people around you changes the chemistry (hormones) in your body, which in turn impacts your behavior… it’s a 45 minutes video and you need to watch till end to grasp it completely … fascinating material.
once you have watched the video, you know how emotions are generated in our body by the human universe around us; i.e. due to the interactions with people around you, which impacts your investing behavior.
the interesting aspects of human universe is that you can change it simply by changing your coordinates … that’s why people take time off when feel tired or depressed … by going on vacation, hopefully, far from where you live, you are simply changing your coordinates … or the Human Universe around you, which impacts your mood, which in turn impacts your decisions making process (or thought process) and your investment behavior ..!
btw, i used to follow the same strategy when my bosses used to give me hard time … once, early in my career when i lived in India, i went on vacation for a few days without informing the management to change my coordinates, which i thought was a good idea .. of course, you can imagine what would have happened when i returned … so it is not as easy as it sounds … people take vacations when their boss / job allows them, rather people should take vacations when they think they need to get away to clear the thinking … but it proves another point that i always did things differently, thinking it was logical and appropriate … like in this case, an employee (or boss) should take vacation when the things are not going well … this scenario proves a point that thinking / acting as a contrarian is not easy ..!
this topic continues on Humans/Individuals [behavior] page …
stress management
i wonder why would one came up with a word “stress management” ..?
why would one put the two words together .. stress & management; i.e. why stress needs to be managed .. shouldn’t people just get rid of the stress altogether ..!
got you..? well, to get rid of something, you need to separate its company ..!
so, here is mine – a contrarian’s opinion …
1) people carry stress because they enjoy it .. as it gives them status ..something to talk about at cocktail parties – higher the stress level, the senior post, you must be at .. managing lots and lots of idiots, i mean people [at work or home or around] .. i call it local universe on my site (humans tab)
2) stress and management are two sides of the same coin; where there is management, there is stress because you want someone to behave in your way; not in his own way; hence requires management and results in stress.
so how do you get rid of stress ..? simply give up management ..
you get two for one; i.e.by giving up management, you get rid of stress as well as management ..!
& now you have a choice ..!