The most powerful skill

The most powerful skill, which we also underrate the most, is ‘connecting the dots.’ Here is an example. In today’s news, you might have seen this shameful brawl on a Thailand-India flight, where one guy is being assaulted in front of a whole crowd....

How to change your life?

All it takes is 3-6 months to change your life. Here is what you need to know: 99% of the things that make us happier, healthier, and more prosperous are simple but hard. However, our mind seeks things that are complex but easy. Here are some examples. Instead of...

Life will never be perfect

When I went to Ahmedabad, I was a bit frustrated about how difficult it is to maintain your fitness routine when traveling. But I then remembered how Mr. Atul Karwal, my former training officer in the IPS, prepared for his Everest expedition right here in Ahmedabad –...

Life is complex

The following have a common underlying causative factor: 1. Vulnerability to cults and conspiracy theories. 2. Fundamentalism – religious, political, or economic. 3. Superstition. 4. Prejudice – racial, religious, anti-outsider, anti-immigrant, etc. 5. Vulnerability...

Understanding through reflection

I know a few people who read a lot of books but if you hear them talk, very little wisdom comes out. Isn’t that surprising? Why does that happen? My hypothesis is that reading is necessary but NOT sufficient. True understanding comes from assimilating the ideas,...