February 18, 2021
There have been many times in the last year after I started my daily blogging where I have told myself, ” I can’t do it, I can’t write my blog today because other pressing matters are consuming my attention. I Read more…
February 17, 2021
One of my favorite personal improvement blogs is Farnam Street. In one of the Blogs, I came across a fascinating idea of how mathematical concepts have a functional role in our day-to-day lives. Let me start with two small mental Read more…
February 16, 2021
A few years back, after a weekend road trip to Singapore, I was driving back to Kuala Lumpur with my family. Unfortunately, we got caught in the rush of the peak traffic returning to Malaysia. Slow-moving traffic engulfed us about Read more…
February 15, 2021
Why do we do things in our life hoping they will make us feel good and happy? Why can’t we start by feeling happy and pleasant, and we take all actions out of that feeling? Happiness is a pre-decision. We Read more…
February 14, 2021
In her book, The Writing Life, author Annie Dillard presents a meditative view of what a well-lived life looks like. She captures the essence in this beautiful quote ” How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” All Read more…
February 13, 2021
A boy goes to a wise man and asks him to share the secret of success. “Meet me tomorrow morning by the lake, and I will share the secret of success with you.” Early next morning, as planned, the young Read more…
February 12, 2021
Scene 1 ” Dad, can you please come with me to go to the market,” my now teenaged son asked me when he was much younger, during one of our trips to India. “Why can’t you go on your own. Read more…
February 11, 2021
One of the pleasures of being a parent is getting to see life from your kids’ perspective. This morning as I was driving my son to his school, he reflected on a specific challenge he was going through currently ” Read more…
February 10, 2021
You start your day thinking, “I’ll go for the workout or the run.” The moment for you to put on your shoes and go out for the run comes. But then, something happens. You don’t feel like it. This is Read more…
February 9, 2021
A couple of weeks I wrote about decision making and in the face of uncertainty. I said If you are not sure, the answer is a NO I want to share a different perspective on the same issue. Why do Read more…
