by Rajan Singh | Nov 24, 2022 | LinkedIn Posts
In a 2014 study, Timothy Wilson of the University of Virginia left students in a room for 15 odd minutes with nothing to do (phones were taken away). But they could give themselves a painful electric shock. Almost 67% of the men gave themselves electric shocks to...
by Rajan Singh | Nov 23, 2022 | LinkedIn Posts
“Would you swap your life with that of an 80-year-old billionaire?” Almost any sensible youngster will respond to this question with an emphatic ‘no’. Yet, almost every few weeks, someone asks me this question: “How do I stop comparing...
by Rajan Singh | Nov 22, 2022 | Meditation & Mindfulness
Meditation is a non-negotiable part of my daily routine now, but I must admit it was a hard habit to build. Meditation has many positive effects, but most people find it hard to commit to a daily practice. Other habits that we try to build, say working out or...
by Rajan Singh | Nov 22, 2022 | LinkedIn Posts
After graduation, one of my IIT buddies, a mechanical engineer, took up a job at a large auto manufacturer in India. Once he joined the manufacturing plant, he saw that they did not have too much respect for precision. If some part of the car assembly did not fit...
by Rajan Singh | Nov 21, 2022 | LinkedIn Posts
I live in a private residential complex owned by a group of IAS/IPS officers in Kerala. And when these IAS officers retire, often as the Chief Secretary (the highest rank in the state government), almost all of them take some post-retirement gig with the government....
