“The Endowment Effect”
28th May 2024 Arjun was known for his love of gadgets, but one old smartphone held his unwavering affection, despite its outdated technology. One day, his colleague Priya, intrigued by Arjun’s attachment to the old phone, asked, “Why keep this obsolete model when you always seek the latest technology?” Arjun, with a smile, replied, “This […]
“Take Action”
27th May 2024 After an industry event that I attended recently, one of the attendees asked the speaker for career guidance. The speaker had just finished a 2+ hour talk in which he had conservatively shared 100 ideas and insights—yet here was the attendee, asking for more. What the speaker told him was most interesting: […]
“AS TIME GOES BY…”
26th May 2024 As time goes by, You will loosen your grip on that rock, The one you always thought was home, And you will realise that home is not a place, It’s a state of mind. Let it go … As time goes by, You will learn to see yourself more clearly, The person […]
“Find your Garden”
25th May 2024 If you want to unlock new insights, you need to find your ‘Garden,’ a place where you can be with yourself and think and learn & unlearn, focus and unfocus, forgive & be forgiven, to be productive & unproductive. John D. Rockefeller would use take regular breaks from his notoriously demanding schedule […]
“What is your Imaginary Fibreglass?”
24th May 2024 A marine biologist decided to experiment with a shark and some fish. He placed a large shark in a big tank and, after a while, added some fish. The shark quickly devoured its tasty meal. In the second phase of the experiment, the biologist introduced a twist. He inserted a sturdy fibreglass […]
“Happy Buddha Purnima!”
23rd May 2024 It is believed three important events of Buddha’s life took place on this day: his birth, his attaining enlightenment, and his death, Paranirvana. Buddha Purnima serves as a day for reflection on the core principles of Buddhism: peace, compassion & enlightenment. In parts of Southeast Asia, the festival coincides with Vesak, a […]
“Just Listen”
22nd May 2024 Viktor Frankl, one of the greatest psychiatrists survived the death camps of Nazi Germany. His little book,“Man’s Search for Meaning”, is one of those life changing books that everyone should read. Frankl once told the story of a woman who called him in the middle of the night to calmly inform him […]
“Boiling Frog Syndrome”
21st May 2024 If a frog is placed in boiling water, it will instinctively jump out to avoid being killed. But if a frog is placed in warm water that is slowly brought to a boil, it may not notice the creeping, subtle change in temperature until it is too late. The Boiling Frog analogy […]
“Would you repeat this life again?”
20th May 2024 Would the idea of living your current life on repeat be horrifying or affirming? Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote on a thought experiment he referred to as Eternal Recurrence: “Imagine a universe in which you would live your current life over and over again, in perpetuity. You would live exactly the same way, […]
“This letter from a Reddit post hit me hard”
19th May 2024 Every single person you encounter is fighting a battle that you know nothing about. Our mission today should be, to do one simple act of kindness. It’s amazing how one act of kindness can change someone’s life. Your one tiny action can create powerful ripples that extend far beyond yourself. Create more […]