Schadenfreude

By Prof Dr. Sohail Ansari

Conceived and worded by Prof DR Sohail Ansari (originality of concepts and originality of words).

He believes that there can never be a zero scope for improvement and appreciates criticism if it is not for the sake of criticism.

Schadenfreude

·        Unhappiness of others is often because of our happiness achieved through mistaken means. It is not schadenfreude but equally if not more disgusting.

Fallacy of associating two different meaning to same/one word

·        ‘The president cannot work miracles’ is Obama’s mantra but he has already done so by becoming the unprecedented president. The miracle Obama refers is of delivering things in post-election period not the miracle of winning election.     

Reading nothing despite reading bodes well

·       Search for quality material starts when one having read something feels that he has read nothing.     

Reading nothing else can help to divine taste

·        When you discover that you read nothing but a particular thing, you learn what you are interested in.