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Hidden secret to longevity
Once I wrote a newsletter about a sprightly 101-year-old Navy veteran Commander (retired) Sriramulu, who runs 18 km every alternate day. In response, many people emailed me back asking -- "What is the secret of his longevity and good health?...
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Seize Your Mornings
We love to start new things every New Year because, in our mind, it gives us a fresh start. Yet, isn't every morning an equally good fresh start...
There Are No Shortcuts to Real Change
From 1998 - 2000, the internet promised to change the world. Then in Mar 2000, it all crashed -- we thought, the internet was all hype. Turns out,...
Simple Steps to Shift Your State of Mind
Do psychiatrists also get depressed or anxious? The answer, unsurprisingly, is yes. Just because you know how your brain works doesn't change its...
Everybody Needs Downtime
Back in the days when I headed a police organization, we had 1,200 armed policemen in our reserves for handling contingencies. These policemen were...
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Keep Life Simple
A TikToker Canadian mom got hospitalized after drinking too much water as part of a '75-Hard' challenge. Another influencer died of starvation after eating only uncooked vegan meals for 10 years -- you might have seen that news. What is going on...
The Familiarity Trap
Many professional thieves exhibit a curious behavior pattern -- they follow the exact same methodology and rituals (modus operandi) every time they commit a theft. In fact, policemen even call them Modus Operandi (MO) criminals. But this phenomenon...
Why We Seek Validation
Why do we do social comparison even though we know it is toxic? Why do we seek external validation knowing that it ruins our happiness? Turns out, this is an outcome of evolution. Humans evolved in small tribes and groups, and in the wild, if...
The Three Career Curves: Choose Your Climb
There are three kinds of jobs: The 'flatline' jobs: Here you do the same thing for the same inflation-adjusted salary, all your life. E.g., a mailman sorting parcels. The 'linear growth' jobs: Here, you grow at a steady pace. E.g., start as a...