April 10, 2025
Many feel uncomfortable with the idea of solitude. But, it is fundamental to any creative problem solving.
September 11, 2024
Our daily interactions are a key indicator of future success—improving the quality of these connections drives better outcomes.
May 20, 2024
Once upon a time, a priest on a walking tour in pre-revolutionary Russia was confronted by a soldier as he entered the town. The soldier pointed his bayonet at the priest and called out, The priest was unfazed. Instead of Read more…
May 26, 2021
In 1990, Elizabeth Newton, a Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University, did a study to check how confident people were about communicating some message to someone and how successful they were in getting the message across to the recipient. In the Read more…
March 23, 2026
He was late by two minutes. The 8.30 am train left on time, and he stood on the platform replaying every small mistake, kicking himself for the delay. When the next train arrived, it was crowded and late. He travelled Read more…
March 22, 2026
I’ve written before about this… how asking the right questions often gives you more clarity than chasing the right answers. And I keep coming back to it. Not all questions are equal. Some are just noise. Some are defensive. Some Read more…
March 21, 2026
A few years back, I read a compelling book titled Five Temptations Of A CEO by Patrick Lencioni. There’s a line of thinking from that book that has stayed with me over the years, because it is counterintuitive. Most leaders, Read more…
March 20, 2026
What looks like a competence gap is often a focus gap. Over the last few years, I’ve had the opportunity to observe several fintech founders up close. From the outside, it’s easy to assume their success comes from superior intelligence Read more…
March 19, 2026
When you understand something deeply, you can explain it in different ways. You can say it in one sentence.You can expand it into a paragraph.Or you can walk someone through it step by step. And no matter the format, the Read more…
March 18, 2026
Most decisions don’t deserve the time we give them. And a few deserve far more. Over the years, I’ve relied on a simple filter for decision-making, inspired by a very popular heuristic from Jeff Bezos. Is it reversible or irreversible? Read more…
March 17, 2026
Over the past few days, I have noticed something interesting. A few proposals and idea notes have come my way. Within the first few lines, you can almost immediately tell how they were created. The tone, the structure, the phrasing. Read more…
March 16, 2026
In the Abbasid era, a young scholar was granted access to one of Baghdad’s great libraries. The shelves stretched endlessly, filled with works on philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, medicine, and poetry. For months, he read with enthusiasm. But one evening, he Read more…
March 15, 2026
A man once asked a wise teacher, “How do I know if I am moving in the right direction in life?” The teacher replied, “Look at the person you are becoming while you are pursuing it.” Many goals promise success, Read more…
March 14, 2026
“Why would I think about missing a shot that I haven’t taken yet?” A quotable line from Michael Jordan in the documentary The Last Dance. It captures something we often do to ourselves. We defeat ourselves before we even begin. Read more…
