Best Cities to do Business in the World

Our very own, Bangalore, finds top place in the list of Best Places to do Business in the Wired World.

A study in Business 2.0 a magazine published by global media giant CNN-Time Warner ranks Bangalore as No. 1. Their list:

1. Bangalore
2. Barcelona
3. Helsinki
4. Hong Kong
5. London
6. Seoul
7. Shanghai
8. Singapore
9. Stockholm
10. Tallinn ( Estonia)
11. Tel Aviv
12. Tokyo

Describing Bangalore the magazine says:” The city is home to Infosys, Google’s R & D centre and some of the world’s most talented ( and inexpensive) software engineers”.

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Laughter- The Best Medicine

Years ago, as kids, we used to eagerly look forward to each issue of the Reader’s Digest. The section I liked best was “Laughter-The Best Medicine”. It was a collection of jokes and anecdotes to tickle the ribs.

One of the most publicized testimonials comes from a founder in the therapeutic use of humour, Norman Cousins. In Anatomy of an Illness (1979), a moving account of battling a painful, crippling disease, Cousins found that 10 minutes of belly laughter enabled him two hours of pain-free sleep.

Laughter has therapeutic effects and helps reduce stress induced blood pressure. It costs little and has a snow-balling effect. Laughter helps you to relate more easily with others and teaches you to laugh at yourself.