The Ancient Problem of Akrasia
20th September 2025 Continuing with yesterday’s post, I delved deeper into the reasons for delaying things against better judgement. Human beings have been procrastinating for centuries. Even prolific artists like Victor Hugo were not immune to the distractions of daily life. The problem is so timeless, in fact, that ancient Greek philosophers like Socrates and […]
Commitment Device
19th September 2025 How many times have you decided to do a task but keep procrastinating till the deadline approaches, stress builds up & only then you start acting. There are many ways to commit yourself to a task or a goal. In the summer of 1830, Victor Hugo was facing an impossible deadline. Twelve […]
Be like the Bison
18th September 2025 All of us face storms in life, not just professionally, but even personally. There’s some financial struggle we’re going through, A relationship battle. A health issue, a professional challenge etc. The only choice that we have is how we respond to those storms. And more specifically is when we respond to those […]
Fall down Seven times, stand up eight
17th September 2025 Nelson Mandela said “I never lose. I either win or learn.” And that is the mindset that I try to bring to my life. All of those things I tried that didn’t work? All those situations that didn’t work out the way I thought they should? Not failures; but lessons. Not evidence […]
Keep your Bread warm
16th September 2025 This morning, while having breakfast, while enjoying my breakfast, I realised that my toast is not tasting good as usual. The toast was not well buttered and then I realised that it takes a warm slice of bread to soak in the butter put on it. It doesn’t matter how much butter […]
Believe in your Dreams
15th September 2025 The Difference in winning and not losing is most often not quitting. It took Walt Disney 16 years to get the rights to make Mary Poppins, now considered one of the best films of that time. He was turned down 302 times when trying to find financing for Disneyland before striking a […]
What are you fishing for?
14th September 2025 Thomas Edison, one of history’s greatest inventors, had an unusual habit. He loved going fishing, but strangely, he never caught any fish. Why? Because he never used a hook. When asked why, Edison smiled and said: “When I fish without a hook, neither the fish disturb me, nor the people.” It was […]
Stop chasing..
13th September 2025 We live in a culture that glorifies the chase. Chase the promotion, Chase the perfect relationship, Chase the next milestone, The bigger house, The better version of yourself, etc etc. We’re constantly moving, constantly reaching, constantly convinced that happiness waits just one more achievement away. I am reminded here of a story, […]
Be Pronoid
12th September 2025 There are 2 ways to live life: One that the universe and all its occupants are conspiring in your favour and the second that the entire universe is conspiring against you. I somehow believe in the former because it makes me feel.better, gives me an edge and I feel that with that […]
Don’t Hesitate – take the chance
11th September 2025 Neil Armstrong, was the 1st person to set his foot on the moon. But, do you know who was supposed to be the 1st person? His name was Edwin C Aldarin. He was the pilot for the Apollo mission. He was working for the American Air force. Moreover he had experience of […]