Very intriguing topic....to me the latest monkey on the back is gadgets. Getting kids to stay off phones and tablets is becoming increasingly challenging and I would not hesitate to term them as addicted to screens. The pandemic has only aggravated the situation with schools going online and kids compelled to keep staring at screens for upwards of 6 hours a day. Books and writing notes have become ancillary while search engines and typing have become primary.
I asked my son to collect some information about the brain and present it in writing and pop comes a question saying can I just type it out its easier.
Whatsapp is another huge monkey that all of us are carrying on our backs. Sunrise to sunset we are all clued on to this so much so that many of us are looking to go to places where there is no network leading to phone detox.
Let's hope the strangle hold of this monkey is at least loosened if not completely taken off our backs.
I'm a little late in responding to your earlier post (#FC75), but this FC is apt for what I wanted to say. Pachu mama.. don't stop writing! You have done it for 76 weeks without a break! Amazing! Maybe you could write when you have something interesting to share... and not necessarily every week. It's hard to get a topic to write about every week - and that very pressure to get one becomes a 'monkey on your back'.. So take it easy, and get the monkey off your back and write when you can!
Wanting to get to the bottom of this monkey business I googled to see how many many more English idioms involved our monkey. I wasn't surprised, the monkey is indeed popular, there were at least 27 on a quick reading. 'Don't monkey around with me', 'I don't give a monkey', 'as clever as a wagon load of monkeys'... are just a few such. Many of them were new to me.
After all monkeys are part of our genes, it's not easy to shake them off.
What a thought provoking read. Till nowI always could apply it to professional life and resonated with the portion where you talk about how it applies to corporate world (coz that’s where I learnt it)! Applying to personal life is so apt too! Never thought about the monkeys on our back every day!
If I reflect then ‘passing on the buck’ to someone is so similar to the monkey business !!!
Aap ne man ki baat Kari Pras! For me the biggest monkey is carrying grudges and negative thoughts. To carry minimum and stay light is the key to happiness. It's a constant battle to off load the monkey.
Very intriguing topic....to me the latest monkey on the back is gadgets. Getting kids to stay off phones and tablets is becoming increasingly challenging and I would not hesitate to term them as addicted to screens. The pandemic has only aggravated the situation with schools going online and kids compelled to keep staring at screens for upwards of 6 hours a day. Books and writing notes have become ancillary while search engines and typing have become primary.
I asked my son to collect some information about the brain and present it in writing and pop comes a question saying can I just type it out its easier.
Whatsapp is another huge monkey that all of us are carrying on our backs. Sunrise to sunset we are all clued on to this so much so that many of us are looking to go to places where there is no network leading to phone detox.
Let's hope the strangle hold of this monkey is at least loosened if not completely taken off our backs.
A very different but an excellent perspective. Thank you.
I'm a little late in responding to your earlier post (#FC75), but this FC is apt for what I wanted to say. Pachu mama.. don't stop writing! You have done it for 76 weeks without a break! Amazing! Maybe you could write when you have something interesting to share... and not necessarily every week. It's hard to get a topic to write about every week - and that very pressure to get one becomes a 'monkey on your back'.. So take it easy, and get the monkey off your back and write when you can!
If you know hindi you will understand when I say "aapne mere man ki baat kehdiya "
Wanting to get to the bottom of this monkey business I googled to see how many many more English idioms involved our monkey. I wasn't surprised, the monkey is indeed popular, there were at least 27 on a quick reading. 'Don't monkey around with me', 'I don't give a monkey', 'as clever as a wagon load of monkeys'... are just a few such. Many of them were new to me.
After all monkeys are part of our genes, it's not easy to shake them off.
Cheers Pras, that was an interesting piece.
Thank you. I loved the way you went after the monkeys on Google!
What a thought provoking read. Till nowI always could apply it to professional life and resonated with the portion where you talk about how it applies to corporate world (coz that’s where I learnt it)! Applying to personal life is so apt too! Never thought about the monkeys on our back every day!
If I reflect then ‘passing on the buck’ to someone is so similar to the monkey business !!!
Great tips and food for thought indeed!
Thank you. Well spoken. Much appreciate your words of encouragement.
Aap ne man ki baat Kari Pras! For me the biggest monkey is carrying grudges and negative thoughts. To carry minimum and stay light is the key to happiness. It's a constant battle to off load the monkey.
Thank you Tarun. Very valid observations.