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Our life experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to. Attention: is important and most of the times we are so indifferent to it. It is as fundamental as food; and we go blundering about, seeking ways to assuage the craving, instead of learning how to provide ourselves with what we need, sensibly and calmly. We feed the hunger blindly. Once the mechanism is brought to our attention and we begin to study it, it is as if a veil has been stripped off ordinary life, and we become freer in our action and choices. It will be my endeavor via these podcasts to draw attention towards books, articles and other such written and oral materials which point in this direction, so that we are freer in our actions and choices, that we take and make.

Sunil Rao


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    Understanding Ourselves and Solving today's problems

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 6:21


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation). Last week I shared an excerpt titled – ‘Social media and its Impact' from the book titled ‘LikeWar – The Weaponization of Social Media' by Peter Singer and Emerson Brooking. In this book the authors explore amongst many other things the collision of war, politics, and social media,   →

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    Social media and its Impact

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 6:08


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation). A few weeks back I shared an excerpt titled – ‘Polarized Behaviour' from an article titled ‘The Conditioning Machines in Our Back Pockets' by John Zada. This article highlights amongst many other things that we are all at risk of becoming more biased and blinkered than we think   →

    Polarized Behaviour

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 5:34


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation). Last week I shared an excerpt titled – ‘Happiness' from an article titled ‘How to become Happier' from the book ‘The Happiness Hypothesis' by Jonathan Haidt. I highlighted some ideas from the book that can point in the direction on ‘How to become Happier'. Now, SAM-VAD (Together In   →

    Happiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 7:08


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation) to the ones paying heed, this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to   →

    A Mixture of Opposites

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 3:40


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation) to the ones paying heed, this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to   →

    Money and Financial Markets

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 5:41


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation) to the ones paying heed, this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to   →

    Jumping to Conclusions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 5:37


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation) to the ones paying heed, this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to   →

    Humanity's Next Steps

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 5:57


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation) to the ones paying heed, this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to   →

    NEUROPLASTICITY AND BRAIN HEALTH

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 5:50


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation) to the ones paying heed, this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to   →

    Stereotypes – What it is? Can its negative effects be neutralized?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2024 6:43


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation) to the ones paying heed, this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to   →

    Connecting with Others

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 5:46


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation) to the ones paying heed, this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to   →

    Know Thyself

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 4:59


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation) to the ones paying heed, this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to   →

    How do You spend Your Day?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 7:56


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation) to the ones paying heed, this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to   →

    The Real You

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2024 6:02


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation) to the ones paying heed, this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to   →

    Empowering Approach – Human Givens

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 6:35


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation) to the ones paying heed, this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to   →

    Stable World

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 5:00


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation) to the ones paying heed, this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to   →

    Rapidly Changing Modern World

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 4:21


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation) to the ones paying heed, this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to   →

    Music In Our Lives

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 3:57


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation) to the ones paying heed, this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to   →

    Good Vibes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 4:24


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation) to the ones paying heed, this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to   →

    Looking at Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 4:10


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention   →

    Light and Our Mood

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 4:14


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention   →

    Room with a View

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 4:33


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention   →

    Mental Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 4:18


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention   →

    What Our Senses Do?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2024 3:35


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention   →

    Change & Simple Pleasures

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2024 3:50


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention   →

    Simple Pleasures

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2024 3:55


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention   →

    Healthy & Robust People

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2024 5:01


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention   →

    The Road Ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention   →

    Good Feelings – Good Vibes & Spiritual Pursuit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention   →

    Known World

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention   →

    Evolution & Dissonance

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2024 5:07


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention   →

    Reductionism

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2024 5:05


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention   →

    The Town Clock

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2024 4:16


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention   →

    History – Oral & Written – A Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 5:04


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention   →

    Plato and Alphabetic Thinking

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2024 4:47


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention   →

    Tools and Lifestyle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2024 4:30


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention   →

    New Tools & their Effects

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 4:46


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention   →

    Social Effects & Innovations

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2024 5:01


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention   →

    Gifts & Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2024 5:08


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention   →

    Narrowing Perspective & Obscuring Context and meaning

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2024 4:32


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,' as Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention   →

    Future – Crisis – Friendship

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2024 4:54


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters.' Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to. Attention: is   →

    Mindset

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2024 4:07


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters.' Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to. Attention: is   →

    Algorithms

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2024 5:01


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters.' Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to. Attention: is   →

    Complexity & Responsibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2024 5:47


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters.' Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to. Attention: is   →

    Technology and Effective Communication

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024 5:51


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters.' Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to. Attention: is   →

    Group Conformity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2024 5:44


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters.' Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to. Attention: is   →

    Lessons from Artists

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 4:36


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters.' Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to. Attention: is   →

    Scenario Planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2024 5:14


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters.' Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to. Attention: is as fundamental as food; and   →

    Ways to Map the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 5:28


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters.' Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to. Attention: is as fundamental as food; and   →

    Effective Experiments and Practical Learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2023 4:22


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters.' Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to. Attention: is as fundamental as food; and   →

    Uncertainty and Human Capacity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 4:38


    Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters.' Our life's experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to. Attention: is as fundamental as food; and   →

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