Words, words are all we have

I often talk about the fact that we are the stories we tell ourselves.There is, however, a corollary to that. A king returned to his palace one fine morning after his morning walk in the jungle. Upon reaching the palace, he discovered that his horse was lost. He...

Should I speak up?

In Abilene Paradox, a group decides to do something that no one in the group wants to do because everyone mistakenly assumes they’re the only ones who object to the idea and they don’t want to rock the boat by speaking up. Strange how much of our life is driven by...

Commentary and responsibility

Gossip ain’t good. We know it. We still gossip. Not just out of habit, rather because it makes us believe we are doing nothing wrong. It’s the other person that needs to change. This self validation is addictive especially since it doesn’t involve responsibility. If...

Thinking and dwelling

O, he’s pursuing music after engineering.Look, she quit her job for creative pursuits. Whenever we get out of our comfort zone to pursue what we want, the mind subconsciously starts thinking what others would think. In doing so, we start neglecting what’s most...

A less known side of productivity

When we talk about high performance, productivity and happiness, it almost comes down to thinking right and doing the right things at work. Little credit is unfortunately given to what we eat. Do we crave more of what we eat, or does less make us fulfilled?Do we eat...