It’s completely irrelevant that in how many areas you’re average or below average. What matters is your ability to identify that one area in which you are well above average. Once that’s sorted, everything will just start falling in places so that you could have a reasonably good life. The opinions of others are far …
The sight of a pigeon normally excites everyone, but if I had to tell you, the creature was sighted inside an aircraft cabin while making an early morning landing, then I guess it does qualify as a rare event extracting childlike enthusiasm from each of us. For the next few minutes, all I could manage …
The human brain is an ‘anticipation machine’, and ‘creating the possible future’ is the most important thing it does. Our brains are continuously making predictions about the immediate, local, personal future of their owners without their owners’ awareness. Human brains add what they already know (the past) to what they currently see (the present) to predict …
Easterlin paradox: Once our basic needs have been met, incremental financial gain contributes almost nothing to happiness. Thinking about your purchase in a focused way makes you happy. For example, a car may make you happy when you’re thinking about it but not when you’re driving it. If you don’t have your own …
The usual joyfulness associated with the monsoon rain was missing on that unusual evening. The clouds were gathering in unison as if to show their resentment to something that was definitely not to their liking. The ferocity with which the rains chose to lash the earth was somewhat unprecedented. Sitting on a secluded rock and …
We don’t always know the “whys” behind our own behaviour, yet there is so much certainty in the way we pretend to know everything. “Reasons” are the verbal explanations we give to account for our behaviour, where it is possible for Reasons to be true, false, or anything in between. We somehow developed …
There is no denying the fact that quite a significant proportion of humanity chose to dedicate more thought in one evening to deliberating which restaurant or movie they should go to than they do in their entire lifetime to deliberating what’s the purpose of life? Despite knowing this my attempt here is to engage with …
Contrary to popular belief a mind obsessed with passion is a restless mind. It takes a strong sense of self-belief to move beyond the constant need of other’s approval. The pleasure of all kind is ultimately shaped by our perception. The more you are prepared to lose, greater is the chance of your gain. …
Like our physical shape which is nothing but an accumulation of what we’ve been eating for all these years, our mind is an accumulation of all sorts of informations and opinions broadcasted from every possible external sources. In fact, we are broadly defined by the finer contours of our accumulated possessions, accumulated relationships, and accumulated …
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say we are living in the age of self-improvement. In fact, this theme of self-help is something quite evident in our daily dose of Whatsapp messages. As we get busy in tackling the obstacles of our daily lives we are often subjected to innumerable messages – advocating that a …
If a bus is coming at you, you know exactly how to jump out of the way. Your nervous system helps you to do so without commanding it to start pumping the adrenaline. Similarly, if someone you’re attracted to leans in to kiss you, you know exactly how to reciprocate that advance. The presence of …
Most of the times our intellect acts like a knife. Its primary function is to cut right through reality so that we are in a better position to differentiate one thing from another. If a knife has to cut through anything effortlessly, it is important that the subject it encounters does not stick to it. …
When the winds of change rage, some build shelters while others build windmills. People are by default more likely to be influenced by stimuli that fit their goals. The obvious danger of emotional blindness is that we often make decisions, even the most important ones, from the vulnerable place of emotion without even realizing it. …
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If not, then you are not on the path of greatness. Every teacher wishes to be remembered as the role model for their students. In fact, most put their heart and soul into their profession with the sole intention to see their pupil thrive in the real world. Sometimes, their commitment to the profession is …
One thing that differentiates kids from adults is the absence of empathy in kids. Sometimes, this absence makes them behave like a sociopath. Don’t believe me — ask any parents and you will have your answers. If a kid wants something then there is no way to rationally argue with them. Right through the childhood, …
For most of us, life, in general, has become much like a race. And being part of that race (willingly or unwillingly), we are left with no choice but to adopt a seemingly winning strategy — invariably borrowed from all sorts of socially accepted myths. However, in our enthusiasm to outrun everyone we often end up being …
The “protégé effect” We learn better when we teach others rather than study simply for the sake of individual knowledge. And it’s a perfect example of how working to make others better actually increases your individual potential. Because it is one thing to learn crucial life skills, but it is much more impressive to help someone …
We act like mortals in all that we fear and act like immortals in all that we desire. Since life is lived one day at a time. You often forget that “Life is really short”. Considering a lifespan of 75 years, one has 657,000 hours in total. With 7 hours of sleep daily, the person …
“If you have money, then why shouldn’t you buy me everything that money could buy”? Spending our usual weekend family time at the favorite mall has become a common experience for everyone. You go there without any particular wish-list. Yet, you love spending both your time and money at the venue. It seems to fit …