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SIXTH SENSE TECHNOLOGY

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We, humans, interact with the world using our five senses. But as the name suggests this technology brings forward an additional sixth sense. A sixth sense is an ESP(Extra Sensory Perception) that aims at a more developed future with both the physical and digital world connected without the help of hardware devices. We come to a step nearer to this goal of the sixth sense with the introduction of sixth sense technology. The origin of sixth sense technology can be traced back to Steve Mann who implemented a wearable computer in the form of a neck-projector coupled with a camera system in 1990. In later years, following his footsteps, Pranav Mistry, a young research scientist at MIT came up with new applications for this technology. Thus, the sixth sense technology was developed at Media labs at MIT and was coined Wear Ur World (WUW). The device has various applications such as the drawing application in which movement of the index finger is recognized and the user can draw on any surfac...
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Social Influence

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Social Influence generally looks at how Individual thoughts, actions, and feelings are influenced by social groups. It is a major topic in Social Psychology. The studies related to social influence focus on ways in which behavior is influenced by outside factors, and this influenced behavior could be a behavior of a whole group or a discrete individual. As we grow up, our beliefs, emotions, and behavior are shaped as well as changed with social interaction which happens on day to day basis either directly (family, friends) or indirectly (media). This social interaction thus leads to social influence which is defined as the effect of other people on our attitude. Thus, social influence can be seen as a technique through which attitudes are formed as well as attitudes are changed. Social influence can take place through conformity, compliance, and obedience. Compliance changes in an individual’s behavior which is the result of a direct request made to that individual. For instance – In t...
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Are You Really Happy?

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We all wish to live a happy life. But few can tell how to get happiness in this world. Experience teaches us that unmixed happiness is not a thing of this world. Happiness is defined by different people in different ways. When we feel positive emotions we tend to feel happy. That is what happiness is all about. Happiness is also regarded as the mental state of a person in an optimistic manner. We live in a world where negativity is trying to take over happiness. With the help of social media, everyone is trying to portray himself/ herself as best by either putting up the best of his/her moments of life or by glorifying his/her routine as exceptional with the help of social media tools. However, are you really happy or does the idea of showcasing yourself better than others make you happy? Well, surely there are better ways to rise above the insecurity and be really happy. I will be grateful if I can inspire the Readers to be happy today. Happiness Comes from Within Happiness i...
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DIMENSIONS TO WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

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  "I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved." - B.R. Ambedkar According to the United Nations - Women's empowerment has 5 components : Women's sense of self-worth; Their right to have and to determine choices; Their right to have the power to control their own lives, both within and outside the home; Their right to have access to opportunities and resources; Their ability to influence the direction of social change to create more just social and economic order, nationally and internationally. SOCIAL & CULTURAL EMPOWERMENT At Individual Level:  Involvement in decisions about their own health; in decisions about large household purchases; in decisions about their mobility outside domestic sphere like visits to family and relatives, at the marketplace, visiting/staying their friend's; decisions about their own earnings, in decisions about contraception, menstrual hygiene, sanitation, health, surrogacy, abortion. At...
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The Main Thing - Keep The Main Thing

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One of the obvious points to this title that can cause problems is the simple idea that to begin with, you actually need to recognize or know what the main thing is. The title is about keeping focused on the main thing and not being distracted by all the other (non-main) things going on around you. What specifically are you trying to achieve? In other words, to keep the main thing the main thing, you actually need to identify the main thing. That is sometimes harder than it seems. The reason it can be difficult to focus on the main thing is that your “main thing” may be different from someone else’s. Why is focus important? Focus means putting your attention on something. The other side of this is that it requires you to take your attention off of something else. In other words, to create time to focus on the main thing, we must take the time away from our less important, distracting things. First, you have to determine what is “the main thing” in your life. It may change depending on...
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What Gets Measured Gets Mananged

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Can anyone manage his/her car speed, if there's no Speedometer? Will you be able to reduce your weight, if you don't know what's your initial weight and what amount of calories you take daily? Can the world manage the effects of cyclones, earthquakes, if meteorological departments don't predict the intensity and other things? Had India not tracked its forex reserve, would India be able to manage the notorious crisis before LPG Reforms? Had the world not tackled COVID -19 Cases, would be able to manage and survive COVID? Thus from above, it can be said that Measurement is the first step to improve and hence manage anything. Measurement helps in establishing goals and further helps to derive ways to manage that situation. In this article, we will try to justify how measurement plays a vital role in every sphere, Is measuring enough, or is there anything that plays role in measuring, and what is the role of management? Measurement is the quantification of attributes of an ...
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Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all

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  "Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all!" The above words of 'Aristotle' imply the importance of education with values . The objective of education is enlightenment. Enlightenment can be achieved only by educating both the mind as well as the heart. According to Aristotle, educating humans goes much beyond the cognitive aspect of learning. In order to ensure complete and holistic development, our education should be backed by values like empathy, compassion, rationality, etc. Values such as humanity, accountability, Integrity, confidence, courage must be imparted as a part of education. Education is not just confined to a defined set of syllabus or knowledge of certain fields or having degrees and diplomas. A person can be highly versed with many subjects and still come up very short in integrity and character. A truly educated person is one who understands the purpose of creation. He works with intelligence for the benefit of everyone...
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