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The Magic Muscle | Chandrasekar Radhakrishnan | TEDxNMIMSBangalore


the human race is a very very magical

the human race is a very very magical race we have a magic part of wizards and

race we have a magic part of wizards and

race we have a magic part of wizards and witches this rather strange and

witches this rather strange and

witches this rather strange and provocative code by the famous Yoko Ono

provocative code by the famous Yoko Ono

provocative code by the famous Yoko Ono caught my attention the other day I

caught my attention the other day I

caught my attention the other day I instinctively felt that it is such a

instinctively felt that it is such a

instinctively felt that it is such a delightful said you into what I’m about

delightful said you into what I’m about

delightful said you into what I’m about to talk today so here we are what makes

to talk today so here we are what makes

to talk today so here we are what makes us magical more importantly what makes

us magical more importantly what makes

us magical more importantly what makes us believe that we are different

us believe that we are different

us believe that we are different powerful superior special this subject

powerful superior special this subject

powerful superior special this subject has been debated by humankind for ages

has been debated by humankind for ages

has been debated by humankind for ages today these questions have evolved into

today these questions have evolved into

today these questions have evolved into comparisons with artificial intelligence

comparisons with artificial intelligence

comparisons with artificial intelligence and computers computers can do amazing

and computers computers can do amazing

and computers computers can do amazing things it’s actually frightening they

things it’s actually frightening they

things it’s actually frightening they can think so to speak anything involving

can think so to speak anything involving

can think so to speak anything involving numbers and algorithms formally in facts

numbers and algorithms formally in facts

numbers and algorithms formally in facts the computers can do much better than

the computers can do much better than

the computers can do much better than most of you here so what is this magical

most of you here so what is this magical

most of you here so what is this magical power that sets us apart I believe it is

power that sets us apart I believe it is

power that sets us apart I believe it is the power of intuition intuition is

the power of intuition intuition is

the power of intuition intuition is derived from a Latin word called into e

derived from a Latin word called into e

derived from a Latin word called into e which appropriately means knowledge from

which appropriately means knowledge from

which appropriately means knowledge from within lifetime or maybe more than a

within lifetime or maybe more than a

within lifetime or maybe more than a lifetime of accumulated experiences

lifetime of accumulated experiences

lifetime of accumulated experiences stashed in our subconscious when we are

stashed in our subconscious when we are

stashed in our subconscious when we are busy living our lives they keep

busy living our lives they keep

busy living our lives they keep repeating themselves in perceptible

repeating themselves in perceptible

repeating themselves in perceptible patterns and it is in these patterns

patterns and it is in these patterns

patterns and it is in these patterns that we find that’s instinct the

that we find that’s instinct the

that we find that’s instinct the intuitive self helped our ancestors

intuitive self helped our ancestors

intuitive self helped our ancestors survive in a world hundreds and

survive in a world hundreds and

survive in a world hundreds and thousands of years ago these gut

thousands of years ago these gut

thousands of years ago these gut feelings passed on from generations to

feelings passed on from generations to

feelings passed on from generations to generations

generations

generations and remain useful even in today’s

and remain useful even in today’s

and remain useful even in today’s context and is a part of the instinct

context and is a part of the instinct

context and is a part of the instinct data bank so genetic memory guiding

data bank so genetic memory guiding

data bank so genetic memory guiding intuitions is indisputable in my opinion

intuitions is indisputable in my opinion

intuitions is indisputable in my opinion so it may be useful for you to pay

so it may be useful for you to pay

so it may be useful for you to pay attention to your ancestor DNA for your

attention to your ancestor DNA for your

attention to your ancestor DNA for your own skill sets and aptitudes like my own

own skill sets and aptitudes like my own

own skill sets and aptitudes like my own aptitude of logical reasoning and

aptitude of logical reasoning and

aptitude of logical reasoning and influencing skills have parallels in

influencing skills have parallels in

influencing skills have parallels in generations of chartered accountants and

generations of chartered accountants and

generations of chartered accountants and business men in my recent family history

business men in my recent family history

business men in my recent family history the other critical point to understand

the other critical point to understand

the other critical point to understand is intuition is domain-specific there is

is intuition is domain-specific there is

is intuition is domain-specific there is no such thing as intuitive persona not

no such thing as intuitive persona not

no such thing as intuitive persona not even your better halfs

intuition is a domain-specific ability

intuition is a domain-specific ability wherein you may be very intuitive about

wherein you may be very intuitive about

wherein you may be very intuitive about one thing as I am about marketing and

one thing as I am about marketing and

one thing as I am about marketing and advertising and possibly music but

advertising and possibly music but

advertising and possibly music but completely clueless as any other average

completely clueless as any other average

completely clueless as any other average person about everything else like I am

person about everything else like I am

person about everything else like I am about chemical reactions and Medical

about chemical reactions and Medical

about chemical reactions and Medical Sciences talking about Medical Sciences

Sciences talking about Medical Sciences

Sciences talking about Medical Sciences my family doctor now 92 years old from

my family doctor now 92 years old from

my family doctor now 92 years old from the time that I remember had this

the time that I remember had this

the time that I remember had this uncanny knack to know what was ailing

uncanny knack to know what was ailing

uncanny knack to know what was ailing you just by looking at you sometimes

you just by looking at you sometimes

you just by looking at you sometimes feeling your pulse or asking a few

feeling your pulse or asking a few

feeling your pulse or asking a few questions he diagnosed jaundice typhoid

questions he diagnosed jaundice typhoid

questions he diagnosed jaundice typhoid and even other severe diseases but not

and even other severe diseases but not

and even other severe diseases but not once did he get back to the medical test

once did he get back to the medical test

once did he get back to the medical test to confirm his diagnosis in complete

to confirm his diagnosis in complete

to confirm his diagnosis in complete contrast today the over-dependence on

contrast today the over-dependence on

contrast today the over-dependence on medical tests sometimes leading to a

medical tests sometimes leading to a

medical tests sometimes leading to a diagnosis of common cold his knack which

diagnosis of common cold his knack which

diagnosis of common cold his knack which was a combination of his experience and

was a combination of his experience and

was a combination of his experience and other traits has contributed immensely

other traits has contributed immensely

other traits has contributed immensely to my thought process the heart of

to my thought process the heart of

to my thought process the heart of learning

learning

learning of my subject today that intuition is

of my subject today that intuition is

of my subject today that intuition is actually a muscle the more you work it

actually a muscle the more you work it

actually a muscle the more you work it the stronger well defined and well toned

the stronger well defined and well toned

the stronger well defined and well toned it becomes you leave it lacks it becomes

it becomes you leave it lacks it becomes

it becomes you leave it lacks it becomes weaker and eventually dies to serve its

weaker and eventually dies to serve its

weaker and eventually dies to serve its optimal capacity intuition has to be

optimal capacity intuition has to be

optimal capacity intuition has to be understood trained and nurtured let me

understood trained and nurtured let me

understood trained and nurtured let me share with you a few lessons that I have

share with you a few lessons that I have

share with you a few lessons that I have learned in my journey of developing my

learned in my journey of developing my

learned in my journey of developing my own intuitive abilities I’m surrounded

own intuitive abilities I’m surrounded

own intuitive abilities I’m surrounded by storytellers and creative folks my

by storytellers and creative folks my

by storytellers and creative folks my mom tells me when I was a kid I never

mom tells me when I was a kid I never

mom tells me when I was a kid I never used to complete a meal without

used to complete a meal without

used to complete a meal without listening to a story in complete

listening to a story in complete

listening to a story in complete contrast today I listen to stories all

contrast today I listen to stories all

contrast today I listen to stories all the time and I actually get paid for it

the time and I actually get paid for it

the time and I actually get paid for it all these storytellers and creative

all these storytellers and creative

all these storytellers and creative folks have one thing in common

folks have one thing in common

folks have one thing in common they have excellent intuitive abilities

they have excellent intuitive abilities

they have excellent intuitive abilities in my journey to delve into this deeper

in my journey to delve into this deeper

in my journey to delve into this deeper I understood their childhood and

I understood their childhood and

I understood their childhood and upbringing and what is clear and evident

upbringing and what is clear and evident

upbringing and what is clear and evident is that these creative folks are

is that these creative folks are

is that these creative folks are connected to their innermost cells much

connected to their innermost cells much

connected to their innermost cells much better than most of us are they

better than most of us are they

better than most of us are they understood at a very early age their

understood at a very early age their

understood at a very early age their innate need to express and also

innate need to express and also

innate need to express and also understood the skill and ability in

understood the skill and ability in

understood the skill and ability in doing so they might have taken different

doing so they might have taken different

doing so they might have taken different paths advertising to movies but landed

paths advertising to movies but landed

paths advertising to movies but landed at the same point of expressing

at the same point of expressing

at the same point of expressing themselves my first point and my first

themselves my first point and my first

themselves my first point and my first lesson is pay attention to yourself stay

lesson is pay attention to yourself stay

lesson is pay attention to yourself stay connected to yourself understand who you

connected to yourself understand who you

connected to yourself understand who you are understand what makes you tick what

are understand what makes you tick what

are understand what makes you tick what are your inner nuances being tuned into

are your inner nuances being tuned into

are your inner nuances being tuned into our own inner guidance system is very

our own inner guidance system is very

our own inner guidance system is very critical to be intuitive

master urinals rights in psychology

master urinals rights in psychology today when a spy dog is calling up

today when a spy dog is calling up

today when a spy dog is calling up someone’s leg you feel a creepy

someone’s leg you feel a creepy

someone’s leg you feel a creepy sensation when someone is reaching out

sensation when someone is reaching out

sensation when someone is reaching out to a friend and is being pushed away you

to a friend and is being pushed away you

to a friend and is being pushed away you feel a sense of rejection when your team

feel a sense of rejection when your team

feel a sense of rejection when your team Vince or you see a couple embrace on

Vince or you see a couple embrace on

Vince or you see a couple embrace on screen you feel an emotion as if you are

screen you feel an emotion as if you are

screen you feel an emotion as if you are there all social emotions like guilt

there all social emotions like guilt

there all social emotions like guilt shame pride embarrassment and lust can

shame pride embarrassment and lust can

shame pride embarrassment and lust can all be experienced just by watching

all be experienced just by watching

all be experienced just by watching others that comes to my next point

pay attention to your environment not

pay attention to your environment not being tuned to your environment and not

being tuned to your environment and not

being tuned to your environment and not mindful of what you are experiencing the

mindful of what you are experiencing the

mindful of what you are experiencing the juxtapositions

juxtapositions

juxtapositions of the conscious mind and the

of the conscious mind and the

of the conscious mind and the subconscious instinct does not come to

subconscious instinct does not come to

subconscious instinct does not come to the playground of intuition but just

the playground of intuition but just

the playground of intuition but just remains an ocean

surgeons who have the experience of

surgeons who have the experience of doing hundreds and thousands of

doing hundreds and thousands of

doing hundreds and thousands of surgeries begin to trust their instinct

surgeries begin to trust their instinct

surgeries begin to trust their instinct and intuitively know when something is

and intuitively know when something is

and intuitively know when something is not going right and they are performing

not going right and they are performing

not going right and they are performing a surgery for ourselves when we hire a

a surgery for ourselves when we hire a

a surgery for ourselves when we hire a boy with completely no experience we

boy with completely no experience we

boy with completely no experience we start trusting our instinct when the

start trusting our instinct when the

start trusting our instinct when the benefits of that choice are apparent to

benefits of that choice are apparent to

benefits of that choice are apparent to us so depending on intuition more and

us so depending on intuition more and

us so depending on intuition more and more and having a positive reinforcement

more and having a positive reinforcement

more and having a positive reinforcement across a period of time is my critical

across a period of time is my critical

across a period of time is my critical next point it comes with practice lots

next point it comes with practice lots

next point it comes with practice lots and lots of practice I shall mention

and lots of practice I shall mention

and lots of practice I shall mention deliberate practice I call it attentive

deliberate practice I call it attentive

deliberate practice I call it attentive practice it boosts your intuitive

practice it boosts your intuitive

practice it boosts your intuitive abilities the brain’s ability to

abilities the brain’s ability to

abilities the brain’s ability to actually pick out recurring patterns

actually pick out recurring patterns

actually pick out recurring patterns gets honed much further and deeper the

gets honed much further and deeper the

gets honed much further and deeper the brain starts picking up relevant

brain starts picking up relevant

brain starts picking up relevant patterns like anomalies in a musical

patterns like anomalies in a musical

patterns like anomalies in a musical composition brand proposition missing

composition brand proposition missing

composition brand proposition missing from an advertising commercial or simply

from an advertising commercial or simply

from an advertising commercial or simply reading a sales chart or even encoding a

reading a sales chart or even encoding a

reading a sales chart or even encoding a mathematical pattern as a consequence

mathematical pattern as a consequence

mathematical pattern as a consequence the brain starts generating empirical

the brain starts generating empirical

the brain starts generating empirical solutions much much faster to the

solutions much much faster to the

solutions much much faster to the problem in that domain this notion of

problem in that domain this notion of

problem in that domain this notion of progress of developing your intuitive

progress of developing your intuitive

progress of developing your intuitive ability through attentive practice is

ability through attentive practice is

ability through attentive practice is very similar to the development of any

very similar to the development of any

very similar to the development of any skill or talent Malcolm Gladwell in

skill or talent Malcolm Gladwell in

skill or talent Malcolm Gladwell in blink the power of thinking without

blink the power of thinking without

blink the power of thinking without thinking says insight is not a lightbulb

thinking says insight is not a lightbulb

thinking says insight is not a lightbulb which goes off inside your heads it is a

which goes off inside your heads it is a

which goes off inside your heads it is a flickering candle that can easily be

flickering candle that can easily be

flickering candle that can easily be snuffed instinct happens at the fringe

snuffed instinct happens at the fringe

snuffed instinct happens at the fringe of your consciousness you need to

of your consciousness you need to

of your consciousness you need to literally get them off your head and

literally get them off your head and

literally get them off your head and preserve them you need to pay heat to

preserve them you need to pay heat to

preserve them you need to pay heat to them you need to pay attention to them

them you need to pay attention to them

them you need to pay attention to them otherwise they are so morphus that

otherwise they are so morphus that

otherwise they are so morphus that will dissipate into the peripheral

will dissipate into the peripheral

will dissipate into the peripheral consciousness and never appear back

consciousness and never appear back

consciousness and never appear back again for example when a writer is

again for example when a writer is

again for example when a writer is writing a story and he intuitively files

writing a story and he intuitively files

writing a story and he intuitively files about a character what a character

about a character what a character

about a character what a character should be or a character should do and

should be or a character should do and

should be or a character should do and that may not be the main plot so without

that may not be the main plot so without

that may not be the main plot so without interruption and distraction to the main

interruption and distraction to the main

interruption and distraction to the main interest the writer has to get this idea

interest the writer has to get this idea

interest the writer has to get this idea off his head and then go back in to his

off his head and then go back in to his

off his head and then go back in to his main interest if he doesn’t do that at

main interest if he doesn’t do that at

main interest if he doesn’t do that at that point of time he will lose this

that point of time he will lose this

that point of time he will lose this great idea which may never appear back

great idea which may never appear back

great idea which may never appear back again during the writing of his story I

again during the writing of his story I

again during the writing of his story I want to underscore the focus on

want to underscore the focus on

want to underscore the focus on attention when it comes to the

attention when it comes to the

attention when it comes to the experience of that instant

having trained and nurtured intuition

having trained and nurtured intuition the proof of the pudding is only acting

the proof of the pudding is only acting

the proof of the pudding is only acting upon it acting upon intuition is pretty

upon it acting upon intuition is pretty

upon it acting upon intuition is pretty much the only proof of its existence and

much the only proof of its existence and

much the only proof of its existence and acting upon intuition makes a person

acting upon intuition makes a person

acting upon intuition makes a person transcend time and space he sees the

transcend time and space he sees the

transcend time and space he sees the harmony in everything ladies and

harmony in everything ladies and

harmony in everything ladies and gentlemen

gentlemen

gentlemen intuition is the magic muscle that’s

intuition is the magic muscle that’s

intuition is the magic muscle that’s available to all of us you and me to be

available to all of us you and me to be

available to all of us you and me to be understood trained and nurtured to

understood trained and nurtured to

understood trained and nurtured to realize the full human potential I’m

realize the full human potential I’m

realize the full human potential I’m going to conclude in the words of my

going to conclude in the words of my

going to conclude in the words of my favorite masked guy Alan Alda at times

favorite masked guy Alan Alda at times

favorite masked guy Alan Alda at times you need to leave your city of comfort

you need to leave your city of comfort

you need to leave your city of comfort wander into the wilderness of intuition

wander into the wilderness of intuition

wander into the wilderness of intuition what you will discover will be wonderful

what you will discover will be wonderful

what you will discover will be wonderful what you will discover is yourself thank

what you will discover is yourself thank

what you will discover is yourself thank you ladies and gentlemen

you ladies and gentlemen

you ladies and gentlemen [Applause]

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