C. Suresh

LATEST ARTICLES ( 843 )

• The Indipensable Three of Leadership?

  I was under the impression that this 'Five best ...' and 'Seven worst...' etc were the result of some recent virus that had infected humanity. Not so, not if I... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Listening Humility?

  There is this thing about philosophers that they give a great deal of respect to humility. The idea of any humble man being worthy of respect is, quite possibly... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Desireless Life?

  There is something in common with most philosophers. They seem to be against the idea of desire. One could easily dismiss that as 'sour grapes' on the grounds... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Outdated Advice

  One tends to think of advice as timeless. All advice, however, comes with a date stamp except, perhaps, the advice that roots you in values. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Need to Spend

  There are times when a philosopher can surprise you by the very fact that he makes sense to you readily. I mean, you tend to think of philosophers as chaps whos... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Know the Unstable

  I have always wondered about poetry. I mean, when your English teacher tells you what the poet meant in his poetry, will the poet recognise his own thought... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Foundations of Success

  You tend to find that philosophers talk of things that seem too airy-fairy. I mean, like, here we are trying to make a living on earth, trying to get your famil... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Renounce to Get?

  There are these times when philosophers seem to take an almost sadistic pleasure in saying oxymoronic things. Not moronic things which merely do not make sense... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Envy and Progress

  There are things that philosophers will never agree on with their arguments splitting hairs that you cannot even see. Largely, though, these things are issues... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Loveless Virtue?

  It is not at all easy to be virtuous. Especially if you want to please all these various philosophers. Your case would be much like the father, son and donkey. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Parental Duty?

  Some advice can get dated. As in, what was wisdom at some point in history may sound like rank folly at others. It is tough, however, to write finis to the... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Barren Land?

  There is this tendency among philosophers to assume that the very land that you were born in reacts to what you do with your life. About how it rejoices in... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Good Judgment

  The toughest call for a leader is judging people. If you do not want to die of stress, you need to know who to give a job to AND not worry yourself into an earl... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Companion Effects

  It is not like you believe - that your beliefs are all your own. I mean, like, who really has the time to learn everything about everything. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Useless Knowledge?

  The problem with dealing with philosophers is that they set high standards for everything. There you are, complacent in the thought that your intelligence is... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lasting Fame

  The problem with fame is that it is not easy to get it; it is even tougher to keep it. It is a funny thing with the world that it first pushes you to reach the... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• True Living?

  The problem with all philosophy is that they add a 'True' to anything you can think of and then proceed to upend your understanding of that particular thing. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• These Bad Leaders!

  You know, as a kid, you tend to aim for becoming the top of the leadership ladder..in anything. AND, almost always, the driving factor for that ambition is... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Narcissistic Destruction?

  There is this issue among philosophers. Much like dietitians they are of the opinion that whatever you really like doing is bad for you. There must have been a... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Biggest Killjoy?

  There is no dearth of competition for what kills joy the most. What about envy? Is there anything that belittles all your reasons for feeling happy than to... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION