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Why Are Opinions Important?

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  What are Opinions?   An Opinion is- A View or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.  I believe this is quite basic and surely all of you understand it.  Why Do Different People Have Different Opinions?   The most accepted and scientifically proven answer is because we all have different genes. If we go a little deeper these different genes give us different kinds of personalities too! I know its not a new scientific discovery but just read on....everyone in this world has a unique personality, there may be introverts, extroverts, ambiverts, leapers, lookers, planners etc. Get the idea?  People are so unique in each and every aspect that in a typical family there are about 3-4 types of personalities, if you think about it that's quite fascinating! Well, this is what makes us ( Homosapiens ) so special. Surely Something to think about! Plus I am sure the majority of us are proud/happy with the way we are.  What I...

The Less I know the better!

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I came across a new philosophy recently - 'knowing less is better' . Any idea what it means? Well in one way it actually means knowing less is actually better! Now before you start making judgments or think that I have lost it maybe just try to understand what this is all about!  THE PRESSURE TO KNOW EVERYTHING-  These days we live in a world where there is an invisible pressure on all of us to be our best, do our best, and hence know all that we can know in the world, aka be a real smart ass . I know all of us love the feeling when we know everything, when we do well in our lives, etc.  but let's also acknowledge the fact there are numerous situations where we don't have a clue of what's going on. A lot of times, there is not much at stake, ergo it's easier for us to admit that we do not know about a particular thing or topic. But there are also situations where we feel we need to step up, take control of the situation even when we don't know what to say, ...