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Avoid Willpower Battles
Here is how I maximize my willpower – I use it sparingly. I don’t touch alcohol because if I start liking it, I will have to fight a battle within myself to moderate it. So I avoid the battle altogether. If I have ice cream in the fridge, chances...
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Learn to say NO also
In the 8 odd years I spent in the Indian Police Service, I hardly saw anyone saying 'No, sir.' The 'Yes, sir' behavior went all the way to the top....
Digital addictions and loss of focus
Digital distraction is the new diabetes. And it is no less deadly. Let me explain. Diabetes, obesity, and hypertension happen for a simple reason: A...
Circumstances do matter
Two decades ago, along with a small group of policemen, I was chasing an elephant that had run amok. At that time, I was posted as an Assistant...
Stop looking for hacks
There is no hack to become rich or fit or well-read. There is no viral hack for your marketing. There is no easy way to master any subject or become...
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Mental worries are baggage in our mind
A bag is heavy only if we carry it on our shoulders. If we put it down, it has no weight at all. Most of our mental worries are baggage our mind can't put down. That is also why we become so busy and overwhelmed. It is not the length of our to-do...
Fitness and 24 hour time is same for all
A decade ago, while running on Marine Drive in Mumbai, I saw a somewhat familiar face. But because of his sunglasses, I couldn't place him. I then saw that the guy running next to him was a cop (the bulge of a pistol in his jacket gave it away)....
Focus on get things done
If you visit the Trivandrum Zoo, you will see a name on a granite stone in front of each enclosure. And no, it is not what you think - it is the name of the politician who inaugurated the enclosure. This means each enclosure was inaugurated with...
Ask questions
During my training with the Indian Police Service, we were taught how to hit with a club/lathi during lathicharge, in a step by step, almost comical manner. Interestingly, this training answered a question I always had: Why do humans keep doing...