Student of life

I have always found teacher-student conversations fascinating. No, not the ones in school :)) The ones where there is no school, there is no class, there is no curriculum. There is simply curiosity. From both sides. Find that teacher, by becoming that student. Because...

Making the best of reading books

We picked up a book to read. Now we don’t quite enjoy it. However, if we leave it midway, guilt quickly jumps in. Should we finish it up or read it fully? The guilt works strangely. Instead of making us decide, it makes us give up on reading altogether. What if we...

3 questions to take charge of your life

1) What are the things that I WANT to do? These could be anything – do not put any constraints as yet. Do not think of whether you will get it, whether it’s the right thing for the future, or whether you are qualified. No constraints. Just a list of all...

How to convince your parents

You want to explore. Your parents want you to settle down. No matter how much you try, things aren’t moving.. However, here’s a fact: Our parents want exactly the same thing as we do: our happiness. Their proposed path may be different; intentions aren’t. If we try to...

Why do people change?

Someone was kind to you for a long time. Now, all of a sudden they’ve become rude. This leaves you questioning. How could they change? Why did they change? Did I do something wrong? Somehow it has started affecting your self worth in that relationship. Here’s the...

Get rich quick

When we taste a little success of a product we built, we want to 10X it. Or 100X. And make a lot of money from it. Except, that when we aim for quick money, we lose it quicker. Several reasons. Our self image hasn’t adjusted to it. We grew by luck or perhaps a great...