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		<title>What if those close to you are negative?</title>
		<link>http://www.rahulspeaks.com/2012/06/loved-ones-negative/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 02:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of personal development literature out there that talks about the importance of keeping good company. I have myself written about it in a lot of posts. I feel the company we keep affects our attitudes and, consequently, the direction of our lives. The opposite seems to happen too, we affect the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A change in the direction of my life</title>
		<link>http://www.rahulspeaks.com/2012/06/change-life-direction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 06:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About 4 months ago, I wrote about my decision to quit writing full time for now and do it along with a regular day job. In this while, as you might have noticed, I have posted very infrequently. I have been busy doing quite a handful of things. I recently took up a job in software development. For sometime, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To flourish, how much do we depend on the state of society?</title>
		<link>http://www.rahulspeaks.com/2012/04/society-and-the-individual/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahul</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rahulspeaks.com/?p=3300</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I was reading a book &#8211; The Immortals of Meluha. Here is an interesting short excerpt from it  : Any successful society needs stability. Stability allows a person the freedom of choice. People can pursue their dreams only when they are living in a society where survival is not a daily threat. In a society [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking for everlasting happiness?</title>
		<link>http://www.rahulspeaks.com/2012/04/everlasting-happiness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahul</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rahulspeaks.com/?p=3299</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This post, like the previous one, might leave more questions than answers. Perhaps this is in keeping with my current state. They say he only knows the taste of water who has traveled through the desert for it. If you are thirsty, water tastes sweeter than honey. But if you have a ready supply of drinking water, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The allegory of the cave</title>
		<link>http://www.rahulspeaks.com/2012/03/allegory-of-the-cave/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consciousness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[awareness]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rahulspeaks.com/?p=3252</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Below is a video representation of a very popular and interesting allegory(A story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning) by Plato called, The Allegory of the Cave. Different people might arrive at different meanings from it and that makes it even more interesting. Go through it once if you will. When I first came across this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Midway through the journey</title>
		<link>http://www.rahulspeaks.com/2012/03/midway-through-the-journey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 08:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rahulspeaks.com/?p=3178</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For most of us, adult life begins with following what everyone else is doing. We trudge on along the beaten path, hoping to find our happiness somewhere on the way. But, with time, many realize that their calling lies in a different direction. Often this realization seems to lead us away from the masses and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World politics and group dynamics</title>
		<link>http://www.rahulspeaks.com/2012/02/world-politics-group-dynamics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is in continuation of the previous one : American nuclear policy, world politics and group dynamics &#8211; a discussion The way different countries behave in an international setting is interesting. The way they try to safe guard their interests, the way they may display selfishness, aggression, benevolence, suspicion, friendliness, positivity, negativity, right wing tendencies, left [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American nuclear policy, world politics and group dynamics &#8211; a discussion</title>
		<link>http://www.rahulspeaks.com/2012/02/nuclear-policy-world-politics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rahulspeaks.com/2012/02/nuclear-policy-world-politics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahul</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rahulspeaks.com/?p=3068</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent news headline caught my eye &#8211; &#8216;India is finding it more and more difficult to import oil from Iran because of the increasing US sanctions against the country.&#8217; For those who don&#8217;t already know, US has been very strongly condemning the nuclear policies of Iran. While Iran claims that its efforts are aimed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding and dealing with reality</title>
		<link>http://www.rahulspeaks.com/2012/02/understanding-reality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rahulspeaks.com/2012/02/understanding-reality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rahulspeaks.com/?p=3065</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many people feel held back by the reality of their situation. Some want to get a more satisfying job but are stuck with the reality of their present demanding job that does not allow for preparations. Some want a peaceful marital life, but are stuck with the reality of an irate, un cooperative spouse. Some want to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managing individual and collective goals</title>
		<link>http://www.rahulspeaks.com/2012/02/individual-collective-goals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rahulspeaks.com/2012/02/individual-collective-goals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I often say that we are social animals and need to connect and work with others to feel fulfilled. We have an inherent drive to communicate, to connect, to work and to share with others, to offer something of value, to make a positive contribution to society. This probably explains why solitary confinement has been [...]]]></description>
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