Dec 10, 2022Why Indians love Brazilian footballA love affair that makes no sense — As the Brazil-Croatia quarterfinal in the 2022 World Cup went into penalties, I began to experience a mild unease. The team I was supporting, Brazil, were the favourites to win this game but somehow it had come down to standoff where the first one to blink would lose. Penalty shootouts…Sports4 min readSports4 min read
Dec 5, 2022The logic of emotion and how action unlocks itHow to feel your way to your goals — ‘Just Do It’ isn’t just a motivational slogan. It is also an immensely sensible one. Because when we take action we unleash a force that not only points us towards our goal but also pushes us towards it. This is a force we are all too familiar with: It’s called…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Aug 2, 2022Why Drunk Shopping is Big BusinessAmazon as therapist — Drunk shopping is bringing in the big bucks. By some estimates, people in the US alone spend close to $50 billion a year on shopping sprees they only remember the next morning. If you think about it, it’s not really that surprising. Shopping is an activity that tests our self-control…Psychology5 min readPsychology5 min read
May 11, 2022Solve for freedom, and happiness will followFly pretty bird, fly — The single most powerful factor that determines happiness is whether we can choose our actions voluntarily. All the comforts in the world cannot cure the restlessness that comes from knowing you can’t do what you want to, when you want to. So why do we do things we don’t want…Motivation4 min readMotivation4 min read
Mar 6, 2022What can you achieve with manic action?Unchaining the beast within — ‘A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.’ — George S. Patton People who undergo near-death experiences say they are changed forever. A glimpse of their mortality is enough to remind them that the universe doesn’t care about our plans. …Motivation2 min readMotivation2 min read
Mar 5, 2022Life is reality filteredWe’re all filters. Whatever ‘true’ reality is we experience it through the filter of ourselves. The unfiltered world cannot be comprehended because reality is simply too massive for us to fathom. Our senses and our brains pare down this reality to make experience possible. Reality goes in one end, experience…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Feb 24, 2022A secret is not what you think it isGive it away to find it — Most people when they have a good idea try to be secretive about it. They behave as is they’ve found the map to a hidden treasure and others might beat them to it if they’re not careful. This attitude is problematic for multiple reasons. Firstly, the boundaries of a secret…Advice3 min readAdvice3 min read
Feb 14, 2022Act before you thinkMake hindsight work for you — Think before you act. This is sound advice at the face of it. After all, this is literally what separates us from animals who operate purely on instinct. But sometimes this advice can be taken too far. The problem is that we need ‘something’ to think about, some basic premise…Startup2 min readStartup2 min read
Feb 13, 2022The cult of change needs to endAll change is not born equal — It seems we’re living through a time where change is considered not only inevitable, but also unequivocally a good thing. Change is the only constant, we’re told. We can either accept this state of affairs smilingly, or be left behind. However, not all change is the same. And not all…Technology4 min readTechnology4 min read
Feb 10, 2022Listen to the quiet voiceThe secrets you don’t know you know — Listen to the quiet voice inside you. Your body and brain senses far more than you know. You might struggle to articulate what you want, but deep down you always ‘know’ what you desire. Listen to the voice closely because it will not bargain with you. It will just tell…Motivation2 min readMotivation2 min read
