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Power of steady progress
I was once explaining a basic breath meditation technique to somebody but he wasn't satisfied. The next day, he said that his friend told him, "Forget all that. It is a waste of time. Try this other technique 'X'." This technique X was just a rapid...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
Efficiency Triumphs
A few months after I was posted as Trivandrum Police Commissioner, one senior DIG (Deputy Inspector General of Police) pulled me aside and said, “You are too quiet. Not much is heard about you.” “Look at these other police chiefs who are always...
The Price of Dreams
During my BTech days, when my classmates aiming for a Master’s or PhD in the US were slogging hard, the aimless folks like me were taking it easy. I remember often pitying those people, and occasionally, even making fun of them. But very soon, the...
Articulation
At McKinsey, the skill I needed the most was not maths. In fact, the most advanced maths I ever used was multiple regression. Surprisingly, even more than ‘problem-solving’, the skill I used the most was 'articulation' - writing, explaining, and...