Number of words: 135 Gandhi is a hero in an age of transition, who, like many others, has been divided between two ideals, that of the past and that of the future, and has been forced to abandon the first only very slowly, with difficulty, as if with regret. Nor must his legal training be … Read more
Number of words: 100 Visited by Ambalal Sarabhai, a major industrialist from Ahmedabad. … He is on friendly terms with Gandhi, whose Ashram is three miles away from his home, on the other bank of the river. . . . But this owner and director of large cotton mills finds himself much embarrassed by Gandhi’s … Read more
Number of words 278 Lajpat Rai totally disapproves of Gandhi’s programme since his liberation, and says that if he does not change it he will have to break away from him, which will be a serious blow to the prestige of the Indian cause —but there is no other way. His argument is that Gandhi … Read more
Number of words: 170 Visited by the Hindu political leader Lala Lajpat Rai. . . .(Gandhi often speaks of him in his articles with esteem and affection.) He was the first man in India to be locked up for civil disobedience, and he remained in prison for two years, from 1921 to 1923. … He … Read more
Number of words: 196 I see in Gandhi something quite different from an inter nationalist of my type: he is a nationalist, but of the greatest, the loftiest kind, a kind which should be a model for all the petty, base, or even criminal nationalisms of Europe. An idealistic nationalist who wants his nation to … Read more
Number of words: 218 There are jobs where first impressions should count. A salesperson is going to be meeting people all day. Whatever combination of charisma, appearance, and body language makes a good first impression is a legitimate factor in a hiring decision. For most other jobs, first impressions are less important. For someone who … Read more
Number of words: 239 A good interview puzzle should be easy enough that you’re willing to reject anyone who doesn’t solve it That’s probably the best way of describing the optimal difficulty level for a question with a definite right answer. You want a puzzle such that many people will fail to solve it, but … Read more
Number of words: 108 Before you pose any question to a job applicant, you ought to ask yourself two questions: Unless your response to (at least) one of the two questions is yes, there’s no point in asking the question. The question may tell you something about the candidate, but what it tells you is … Read more
Number of words: 392 People aren’t good at dealing with the uncertainties or missing information in a puzzle. Here’s a neat little example that’s been tested in psychological studies and widely discussed. You’ve got four cards on the table. Each card has a letter on one side and a number on the other side. Naturally,you … Read more
Number of words: 168 You know, of course, that water holds up a fish that is placed in it. Well, here is a problem. Suppose we have a bucket which is partly full of water. We place the bucket on the scales and find that with the water in it, it weighs exactly 45 pounds. … Read more
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