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Analyzing Transperancy and Translucency

Seth Godin (Brilliant Author, Strategist and Philanthropist) posted on his blog on February 18th, 2012:

“Transparent or translucent?

There’s an argument for transparency. If you make it easy for people to see right through you, the thinking goes, you are easier to trust.

The market, though, often seeks out the translucent. Things that glow. We’re drawn to the glow, to the illumination and warm feeling it brings.

We’d like our tools and our replaceable institutions to be transparent. We want the bank and the radiologist and the tax man to be totally clear and invisible, so they can get out of the way and we can focus on what’s true.

But the brands and experiences and legends that lead to stories and affection and connection—it would be better if they glowed instead.”

My rationale is that both concepts, while important, have separate utilities. Transparency eliminates doubt, translucency breeds admiration. Both are central to managing everyday situations and evolving our inner self awareness respectively. Both, due to their different utilities, maybe required in different situations, depending on how much information is available and what is necessary at that very moment. 

Great tips from Scott Belsky on how to stop living someone else’s to-do list. See more from our Work Smart series!

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The Evolution of Awareness - A Conversation with Eckhart Tolle

Thought beyond borders - Invest in Foundations

malcolm . . . some time ago

The age old wisdom handed down to us by our grandparents “Invest in Education” seems to be a glaring oxymoron in the age of successful college dropouts. This wisdom is, however, true with a small variation to the true meaning of education - qualitative foundation, may it be structured or unstructured. The definites that we have today are time; money, fancy cars and big houses are fluid and a reflection of how youve invested your time.

 I recall a chapter from Malcolm Gladwell’s book “Outliers” called The 10,000 Hour Rule - he mentioned it takes approximately 10,000 hours to become an expert at a craft and the level of monetization is a direct result of the quality of foundation built during this timeframe. The earlier you invest time in your foundation, the earlier the riches. Trial and error will not hold you back from success; it takes you closer to your focus ergo your goal. The time taken to reach your goal maybe longer which is why such trial and error should be done earlier.

 This is not to say that people will not discover their true callings at a later stage; they still may and will. However, the energy dedicated towards early goal accomplishments is gargantuan in comparison. Like all disparities such as the rich and the poor, educated and the ignorant, articulate and the quiet, shapely and the obese, what separates these polar opposites is the foundation. A solid foundation will attract desired superficialities. 

Nimay Parekh

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