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Want to do better ?


Almost all of us want to be better than our present circumstances, be for a better role, better financial position, being a better driver, a better cook, better parent or a better friend :-). Yes, we all have the desire(s) but wondering what makes us better? It is our "Mind". 

 When we perform a certain action, either we end up doing it flawlessly or leave some room for betterment. Let's take a situation where in we might attempt a task for the first time with a little probability of doing it picture perfect. But when the same or similar activity is done again, our mind is Pre-loaded with old thoughts / suggestions or alternatives based on our previous experience. This time we do it slightly better as our previous learning aligns with the action. 3rd time, while faced with the same situation, we tend to move towards expertise. Our mind has faced it twice and now is in the process of loading one more option in addition to the previous ones. This way our options become more and more expansive as the situation gets familiar. 

 This means our mind learns every time from our surroundings, our decisions, thoughts & say actions. With passage of time the learned "Mind" becomes conditioned to face the familiar possibilities. Now, pause and think, how did this happen? How did I become a better teacher, a better cook, a better manager, a better architect? This happened because of the experience conditioning our Mind. The experiences and the reflexes have tuned my mind.

 If in any case we don't have a pleasant experience, the mind fears performing the act again. This deters us from getting into newer venues. The leading question then becomes as how to manage to receive an optimum experience if not the best. Now, here is where the guard rails come in place. There is always a told / untold set of instructions (acting as a manual) for any activity. These when adopted can seek to provide a "better experience". 

  It should be safe for us to conclude:
  • Guard rails (guidelines) leads to Experience
  • Experience leads to conditioning of the Mind
  • Finally a Conditioned Mind leads to objective achievements 


 Is this what is being coded as human machine interface (conjugated with AI)? If yes, it can be a deadly combination ending up as a challenge to human race on earth !!


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