Besting myself
Amidst the ego and all our biases, it is difficult to pause and reflect. But I have found that if I can create the habit, there are joys ahead.
Category: Choices
Clarity begins at home
It’s probably middle age, but the topic of a ‘place to retire to’ features in many discussions with friends. In recent years, my hometown has been acting a bit like a magnet. I try to understand why.
The ordinary kindness of Mohandas
My surname is very unobtrusive. It is present in all my official documents. It’s absent in my signature, and when I am casually giving my name in say, a form, I stop at my middle name, which exists courtesy Kerala’s matrilineal ethos. The surname’s modest behaviour is apt for the person it represents.
Planning for spontaneity
That sounds like an oxymoron, but desperate times call for desperate measures. Exploring spontaneity to develop an abundance mindset, that’s what this is about.
Relative rationality
It is easy to call out “stupid” when watching others’ decisions from the sidelines, but how many of our own decisions are really optimised?