‘Michelangelo’s David’
31st May, 2023 In the Gallery of the Academy in Florence, Italy, stands the ‘David’, by Michelangelo, considered by many to be the most beautiful piece of sculpture in the world. It is said that later in his life, Michelangelo was once asked how he was able to sculpt something so beautiful. He explained that […]
‘Fix Your Thinking’
20th May, 2023 This weekend…. People may disappoint you; Surprise them with your Acceptance. People may hurt you; Surprise them with your Forgiveness. People may try to break you; Surprise them with your Strength. People may turn away from you; Surprise them with your Loyalty. People may lead you to tears; Surprise them with your […]
‘Live in the Moment’
12th May, 2023 The setting was Burning Man, an electronic arts and music festival for which 50,000 people descend on Black Rock City, Nevada, for eight days of “radical self-expression”—dancing, socializing, meditating, and debauchery. A friend was walking in the desert when he found the telephone to God. A phone booth in the middle of […]
Blackbox Thinking
10th May, 2023 “Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself,” wrote Matthew Syed, in his book, ‘Black Box Thinking: Why Most People Never Learn from Their Mistakes-But Some Do’ Studies have shown that we are often so worried about failure that we create vague goals, so […]
Change Your Mindset
30th April, 2023 There was a famous Guru who was known for his cure for various ailments especially arthritis. There was once a long line of people waiting at his Ashram when an old lady, completely bent over, leaning over her cane walked in. She had to be helped inside the Guru’s chambers. Amazingly, she […]
Counterfactual Thinking
27th April, 2023 Counterfactual thinking is a concept in psychology that involves the human tendency to create possible alternatives to life events that have already occurred; something that is contrary to what actually happened Counterfactual thinking is, as it states: “counter to the facts”. “I wish I had taken that other job instead of this […]
‘Choose the Job you Love’
25th April, 2023 A few days ago, I read this beautiful note somebody wrote about Sunil Gavaskar. “I was excited to meet a man whom I have admired since my school days – the legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar. As I entered the commentators’ box at the Wankhede Stadium, I saw him smiling, playing with a […]
‘Learning Agility’
21st April, 2023 Captain Sullenberger was the pilot who became an instant hero that fateful morning in 2009 when he landed an aircraft with 155 people on board on the river Hudson. And now, a movie, ‘Sully,’ re-creates that event, capturing the drama and the dynamics of decision-making under pressure. As you might recall, two […]
‘The Seeker of Truth’
18th April, 2023 After years of searching, the seeker was told to go to a cave, in which he would find a well. ‘Ask the well what is truth’, he was advised, ‘and the well will reveal it to you’. Having found the well, the seeker asked that most fundamental question. And from the depths […]