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Small Steps, Big Results
To be fit, you don't need to run 100-mile ultramarathons or climb Mt. Everest. To build physical strength, you don't need to be a powerlifter. To build good focus, you don't need to meditate in the Himalayas for a year. When we seek inspiration for...
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Why multitasking destroys focus
Years ago, I had a young colleague who would steal a glance under the table at his WhatsApp every minute or two. Today, that behavior has gone...
Tools can’t replace competence
You (and I) are in danger. Right now, LinkedIn is flooded with tools, templates, and hacks, especially after chatGPT. And to be sure, many of these...
The price of privilege
In some ways, King Charles is quite lucky -- he has unimaginable wealth, privilege, and status (for no fault of his). But would you or I want to be...
Complacency kills
During my summer internship recruiting at Wharton, there was only one consulting job interview I bombed. And it also happened to be the easiest one....
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Why jaw-drops don’t happen in consulting
After my MBA, when I joined consulting, I imagined that we would solve complex business problems, and finally, when we presented our solutions to the clients, their jaws would hit the floor. As it turned out, that jaw drop never happened. In fact,...
The cost of addiction
Anna Lembke, a psychiatrist and the author of 'Dopamine Nation,' said that the most bizarre addiction she had come across was, shockingly, 'water addiction.' One of her patients would drink so much water that it would throw her system out of gear...
Pause before you respond
I once had this habit of responding to any question a nanosecond after the person stopped speaking (or sometimes, even before that). Maybe, I was afraid of a pause between the question and my answer. Yet, there is nothing more pleasing to our ears...
Just play your cards well
Think of someone you really, really envy. It could be anyone -- a billionaire, a film star, a Nobel laureate, or even a Buddhist monk. Have you thought of a person? Now, would you swap your life for theirs? If yes, here is the deal: You get all...