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Month: April 2022

Rumination Is Value-less

rumination

I have a bad habit. I go through phases where I ruminate a lot. During those periods, my mind constantly cycles through the same thoughts over and over again. As a result, I overthink to a fault. Am I doing Read more…


Be Antifragile

antifragile

In his book Antifragile-Things That Gain From Disorder, Nassim Taleb introduced to all of us the idea of antifragility. This is a form of evolved resilience that any person or a system can possess. But first, what is resilience?  It is Read more…


Having A System Is Better

System

If you imagine life as a series of goals, it is a cycle of being unsuccessful in achieving the goal, hitting it, feeling good for a few days, and then moving to the next one.  The challenge with goals is Read more…


Your Fear Is Proportional To The Importance You Attach

Fear is proportional

There is an important sales pitch coming up. The deal is significant and will have a big impact on the trajectory of my business. I am tensed, and all sorts of negative chatter is happening in my head. What if Read more…


Reset Your Day

Reset

A new computer, when installed and activated, works very well because the memory is not cluttered with multiple programs, all demanding the attention and resources of the CPU(The chip that runs the computer). But as more and more programs get Read more…


Don’t Be Afraid To Poke The Box

Poke the box

I have an extensive collection of books that I often refer back to catalyze some thoughts going on in my mind. This evening I was browsing through one of the early books of my favorite mind, Seth Godin, titled “Poke Read more…


Weekend Story- Perspective

perspective

One day in the autumn of his life, a famous writer began reflecting on his current situation and the challenges he was going through. So he opened his diary and started penning his thoughts. I turned sixty this year, and Read more…


Impatient With Actions, Patient With Results

Patient with results

Three years back, I moved out of my previous “job” to become an “entrepreneur,” building a business from scratch for my firm. In the three years gone by(time is literally flying, notwithstanding Covid !!), there is one valuable lesson that Read more…


Say Please And Thank You

Please And Thank You

If you want to be good at building healthy, trusting relationships with people around you, here is a simple but valuable tip- Be generous in saying Please and Thank you. You wake up, and your parent, spouse, or housemaid brings Read more…