Srini Pillay M.D.

TINKER DABBLE DOODLE TRY by Srini Pillay, M.D., left me a bit puzzled. This book was intended for a target audience that obviously does not include me. I am so unfocused I find it difficult to write a review of this, or any other book. Yet I manage to do so on a regular basis. How you might wonder? Simple. I mastered the art of letting my mind drift off from the problem at hand, roam about my mental pastures, forests and rivers, and allow nature to take it's course. When I come back to the problem or situation, there is usually a solution waiting for me, gift wrapped and ready to be opened.
And more often than not, even I am surprised by what I find.
With the modern world insisting we become spectators every waking moment, I understand how you can be so caught up in your electronics that you are rude to your friends, dining companions, co-workers, or strangers you should be interacting with, but fail to recognize as being important.
I think the central concept here is many people have given up their right to self-control and fallen into the trap of being connected all the time. The joke is, being connected virtually means disconnecting in actuality.
In the military we learned about seeing in the dark. With a very limited light source as your point of reference, it is difficult to see the thing you are looking for if you stare right at it. However, by looking gently away from the object your are trying to see, by looking just to the left or right, you allow your peripheral vision to take over and you can make out the thing to a greater degree.
Same principle here. Stop focusing so hard on what you are trying to achieve and perhaps you might find the correct path to your destination.… (meer)