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Living Long vs. Living Well
Bryan Johnson, a millionaire entrepreneur obsessed with staying young, pops in 100 pills a day -- it is more than the amount of rice I eat for lunch. All things being equal, it is a wonderful thing to live longer and healthier. But when I hear that...
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Build Trust
During my training at the National Police Academy, I noticed these photos of National Security Guard commandos (‘black cat ’ commandos) shooting at...
Every experience is unique
I joined my first job (Indian Police Service) in my early twenties and was among the younger officers. I joined my second job (McKinsey) in my...
The Best Articulation
A guest speaker at Wharton told us – ‘Every time you open your mouth, your earn or burn market share.’ In today’s world, articulation is like oxygen...
The Real Genius
When preparing for my Civil Services interview, I did so many mock interviews that when I went for the real one, it was a cakewalk – there was no...
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The secret of insane productivity
If you call my colleague Nisha on her phone, you will hear a ticking sound in the background. That is the secret of her insane productivity – I have never seen a person get more work done. Here is what she does: 1. From morning till late afternoon,...
The science of building a habit
Habit formation happens in 21 days? WRONG. If you understand the science behind it, you can build any habit. And here it is. For a drug like cocaine, some people can get hooked in just one dose – others may take longer but still, it can be less...
Hardships: Not the End
In 2017, one day at around midnight, my colleague Nisha called me in panic. Virtually in tears, she said that our e-learning app had stopped working. At that time, I was running my previous startup, ConceptOwl. When I asked what happened, she said,...
The pain of discipline
The problem with Netflix binge is not that it is ‘wrong’ – it is about how you feel AFTER the binge. If someone feels great even after a 6-hour binge, maybe, they should do more of it. I may not agree with their choice, but it is not for me to...