Economic value of mental Harmony

We today live in a world, where we take pride in being oriented towards well being of all that concerns: animals, environment, people, states and countries. We take pride in being able to calculate the economic well being of all concerned. But our views are heavily colored by only the facts and figures available to us and represented to us. Very few states have chosen to measure the immeasurable. The economic value of mental well being.

We are living in an age where there is more information available then ever, though the world is more divided then ever. We are divided by our interests.

The most eloquent example, far from home, today is Mr Donald Trump. The people favoring him and against him, are simply people who see their interests aligned with his actions or not. The media is a glaring example of how things are changing in the US. When Trump got elected, media confronted Mr Trump and Trump bashing was a regular event in newspapers like nyt. Over time, media has learnt to live with Trump, appreciate the good he does, move over the negativity he spreads, find reason that benefits all in his actions, and over all strike a more supportive tone. This is exactly how a beaten house wife behaves, and has been behaving over the centuries. The alpha male in the house gets to get by. Why?

The answer lies in how the effected individuals calculate their well being. The apathy is that what matters most, the mental well being has no measure, but what we have all gotten so trained to work towards, earning money, economic development is more measurable then ever.

In a very interesting conversation, a sales profile person ones told me that the growth rate of a company must be measured net of attrition! A 20% attrition will net off a 30% cagr to a not so startling 10%!

This makes me think when we get so focused on economic activity, are we actually forgetting to optimize the right function? In protecting America and making it great, has Trump already lost the battle? Has he already upset good work of decades making great talent come to the US? Rather he is focused on short term gains for economic activity.

Why do we value corporates with good values, stable management, why bother about great places to work for surveys? Yes, it matters. But how do you make it matter at a local level? How do you make it bring it to life?

It's not that there is no recognition of these facts. At a corporate level, recently my company talked about emotional intelligence as the key focus area for tomorrow's success for the company. One key aspect of emotional intelligence is building psychological safety net for people around you. No wonder, Trump fails so starkly.

Unless we start to value the right pieces ourselves, there is going to be no respite. We will get beaten by the alpha male, and we will live on to see another day, thanking God for the bread we have earned!