Ramblings of an unstable mind!

• Information visualization can reveal stunning insights, some of which are quite contrary to intuition. They reveal the world as is and help us frame theories based on facts
• A reference or datum is very essential in understanding and perception. The question of 'so much' as compared to 'this' is more important than just 'so much', which can be misleading sometimes
• We tend to overfit one cycle and thereby lose on accuracy to predict other cycles. Connecting the dots needs to balance the ability to weave a story against the long term play of nature
• We are good story tellers because of our evolutionary trait to create rules to compress data in the brain. We are not good at anticipating disruptive changes precisely due to this ability.
• The law of cause and effect tends to go out of sync with the passage of time. There is always an expiry date associated with the theories of cause and effect
• Order and chaos are both intrinsic to the design of nature. Order is the portion of nature where we impose 'understanding' on and consequently Chaos is the portion which cannot be understood with a consistent explanation
• Order and chaos are intertwined. They emerge from and dissolve into each other.
• There are two sides to a coin. The unseen can be inferred from what is seen. What is not spoken tends to carry more important messages than what is spoken.
  

Of Rehearsals

How often do you come across a situation where there is a requirement for rehearsing something? At some point or another, we all rehearse for that important speech in front of a distinguished gathering, we make that dummy presentation pitch before a crucial client delivery and we do a lot of preparation before that actual talk. I have on many occasions spent time working on a write-up or a short talk. I have found it helpful to go prepared beforehand. Sometimes I ask myself this question as to whether I am being honest when I rehearse for something. Very often, the act of rehearsal involves posing hypothetical questions, framing suitable answers and forming strong positions to defend a point of view (sorry, if it sounds like a chess move;)).

The point being, does a rehearsal hide my true self at the cost of showing my best/ better self? Here, I feel, it is upto the person to decide what they want. It is quite possible to put up a facade which is genuine enough with adequate practice. Likewise, it is also possible to put the true feeling or thought in the best possible way, by working on it. I am fine doing the latter because I believe we are eventually trying to place our opinion for consideration in the best possible manner. There is nothing wrong in portraying your true self in the best possible manner. What I have issues with is in trying to pass off what is not genuine with an honest face mastered by the art of rehearsals.