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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....

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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...

How to get smarter in just 5 minutes

This disgusting title emerges in my newsletter. I call it disgusting because it’s selling a dream that is destructive in nature. A dream that tries to suggest that something deep can be attained quickly. And there is a trick you aren’t aware of, that...

Hello?

You receive a phone call. Hello? It’s hello with a question mark. When we say hello, what we really mean is “who is it?” And yet, we rarely ask “who is it?”. It’s hello – it’s what the world uses. It’s the default....