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Slow down culture

Its not my creation rather a nice article which I wish to share. Here it is: It's been 18 years since I joined Volvo, a Swedish company. Working for them has proven to be an interesting experience. Any project here takes 2 years to be finalized, even if the idea is simple and brilliant. It's a rule. Globalize processes have caused in us (all over the world) a general sense  of searching for immediate results. Therefore, we have come to posses a need    to see immediate results. This contrasts greatly with the slow movements of       the Swedish. They, on the other hand, debate, debate, debate, hold x     quantity of meetings and work with a slowdown scheme. At the end, this    always yields better results.     Said in another words: 1. Sweden is about the size of San Pablo, a state in Brazil.        2. Sweden has 2 million inhabitants.        3. Stockholm has 500,000 people.     4. Volvo, Escania, Ericsson, Electrolux, Nokia are some of its renowned     companies. Volvo supplie

questions.....

Few questions to all: -No one wants to tread the path followed by everyone. Meet anyone and he/she would tell that he/she doesn’t want to be the part of the ever ending and maddening so called RAT RACE. Still people are there, and a humongous number of them who are traversing the same road again and again and again!! Why? -Why does everyone hate one’s job? Is working so bad? Still only those people are revered  who are in a GOOD job. What is a GOOD JOB? A highly paid one even if you hate going to the office daily? Even the mere mention of the office on a holiday is sacrilegious. Vice versa isn’t!!  -I feel each and every human being has some or the other dream, something which he/she wishes, and wishes badly to do and do happily. Atleast one thinks that one would be happy while doing that. Passion, dream, unrelenting desire to do something. That doesn’t need to be something unique. Rather it can be as trivial as listening to music or reading. Then why doesn’t one do that?  -Why does ev