Helping folks with practical tips to manage themselves better
August 11, 2021
A friend called me last evening, and while chatting, he said something that intrigued me immensely. My friend, based in India, helped many people during the last wave of Covid crisis that India went through. But, in his mind, he Read more…
August 10, 2021
Prof. Martin Seligman is considered one of the doyens of modern positive psychology. He once did an interesting experiment during his time at the University of Pennsylvania. One day, he canceled his scheduled class and decided to take them to Read more…
August 9, 2021
This evening, I was in an interesting discussion with my son on the need to be consistent about whatever we want to do in all facets of our lives. If you want to be focused, you need to be focused Read more…
August 8, 2021
There are moments and situations where I feel distracted and disturbed, unable to focus and concentrate on anything. Looking back at all those moments, I have noticed something familiar in all of such moments. I was doing something from the Read more…
August 7, 2021
Imagine there are two runners- Tom and Peter. Tom can do a 10 Km run in 1 hour while Peter takes an hour and fifteen to run the same distance. Which of the two runners would you say did better? Read more…
August 6, 2021
Have you ever caught yourself having a long tiring day and being in an indifferent mood, but then randomly feeling joy when someone cracks a joke or does something funny, putting a smile on your face? This happened to me Read more…
August 5, 2021
To help me manage my many life goals, I practice time-boxing, setting aside chunks of time daily towards three specific areas of my life. Myself My Work and My Relationships Time-boxing my day into small chunks of time dedicated to Read more…
August 4, 2021
I am sure many would have heard of the Parkinson’s Law postulated by Cyril Northcote Parkinson in the 1950’s-“tasks expand to fill the amount of time allocated to them.” However, not many people would have heard of another lesser-known principle Read more…
August 3, 2021
In 14th century France, a traveler once came across three stone cutters at a town square. Curious, the traveler asked the first stonecutter what he was doing. “What? Can’t you see? I am an unfortunate soul who can do nothing Read more…
August 1, 2021
There are two types of goals we go after in our lives. Goals that you chose for yourself without pressure from anyone. These goals you wish to go after stem from a deep desire to express yourself rather than a Read more…
