Did you win? Or someone lost?

I won against my tennis coach yesterday. 22-20 21-18 (We play games of 21 points) In the 43 points that I won, only 7 were winners. Points that I won on my caliber. On the basis on my shots, the power of them, the placement of them. The rest were won because of...

Our only chance to win

This notion that we can be anything we want. We can be whatever we wish to be. It’s not true. We suck at a lot of things. And we are all probably good at at a few things. And really really good at possibly none until now. And only if we hold on to those things...

Our narrative

I was at the Ranthambore National Park this weekend. My experience with tigers is abysmal, to say the least. I have such poor luck that even in a zoo, the tiger would be sleeping inside when I reached its cage! Have been to Corbett several times, to return back empty....

20 minutes

Am reading the fascinating biography of Einstein – written by the impeccable Walter Isaacson. It’s a rather long read. And as I neared the years of Einstein when he left Germany for the US – my eyes quickly glanced to the chapter length. The bottom...

Echo chambers

A week back on Sunday, I posted a survey on instagram, at 5am. Do you get up early everyday? Within 3 hours I had an overwhelming majority – 83% saying yes! At 9am I could have safely concluded that majority of my network on instagram wakes up early. And then it...