The most common question I get asked is “which work out plan to follow?”. “Which is the best diet?”. “Which fitness YouTubers should I follow?”. “Should I do CrossFit?” “I’ve been doing this workout should I change?”. “I heard about this diet, is it better than the one I follow?”. My answer always tends to... Continue Reading →

I often joke that I’m so used to things going wrong all the time that I’ve almost come to expect it. When things go right for an unusual length, I start suspecting that something is fishy. The ability to laugh in the face of adversity is not a superpower that I was born with. It’s... Continue Reading →

Waiting to find your passion, waiting for the right opportunity to come by, waiting for the right idea to strike, is like waiting to spot the loch ness monster. It doesn’t happen. What fuels this futile endeavor is reading stories of how entrepreneurs came up with their brilliant ideas seemingly out of the blue. This... Continue Reading →

I was finally going to finish the project. To find out how many of the 500 loan applicants were creditworthy. It was a data analytics project to build a model that could predict worthiness of a loan applicant. The model, when tested against previous data had an accuracy of 80%. Great, let’s run it! I... Continue Reading →

How have we gotten to this point where we cannot go anywhere without checking the reviews? Seriously are we now going to get into an argument for half an hour over which cafe to visit cos some douchebag thought the ice tea in this cafe had too much ice and decided to review it? Fuck... Continue Reading →

It’s like a fly. Tiny little fly that buzzes around you. Ruining your mood, your evening, Your peace of mind. You try to ignore it, pretend it is not there, but you just can’t. That’s what insecurities are. A fly. Buzzing around, touching, pricking, desperately trying to get your attention. Waiting for you to chase... Continue Reading →

We have all sorts of utterly pointless remembrance days. Who needs a national pasta day? People who have forgotten to eat pasta in a while? If there ever were a marketing scam playbook, this would be in the top 5. Create a national ‘Insert random item to market’ day. Top of the list of marketing... Continue Reading →

As naive as most children are, we used to play a game. It’s called “do the most outrageous shit possible while not getting caught”. That’s not a real game but you get the idea. If you do get caught, blame someone else. What most adults tell us is that the reason we shouldn’t do something... Continue Reading →

We could all benefit from looking at things from a different perspective. It’s easier said than done. Seeing the bigger picture can help decision making. Help us sticking to our goals more easily instead of falling trap to everyday temptations. Usually, we tend to make decisions based on the immediate results without looking at the... Continue Reading →

I always thought my granddad’s stories were fascinating. I mean who wouldn’t. Every Time our grandparents told us tales of a world we can never imagine, we would be awestruck. “Really grandpa? How did you live comfortably with 5 rupees? Had you to write letters cos you had no phones and landlines? And You had... Continue Reading →

You know that nonstop chatterbox in your head? That annoying voice that actually sounds very different in your head from your actual voice but is yours nevertheless? That’s the only thing you need to have control over. Yes, I know that it’s technically just you but is it though? Doesn’t it feel like it has... Continue Reading →

Friendships were built on trust. Trust that your friend wouldn’t object to you when you asked to ride their bike or drive their new car. This was what was expected of me growing up. To lend my bike to my friend because he wanted to impress a girl. Trust that when I get thrown out... Continue Reading →

If there’s a sure shot way of messing up your life, it’s not recognizing which tasks are important to your goals. ‘Priority’ is the single fundamental trait that separates a successful person from a wannabe. But I think even with our priorities set straight, we focus on the wrong numbers. We fail to realize that... Continue Reading →

It’s one of that kind of mornings. When you wake up with butterflies in your stomach. For no apparent reason. You wake up feeling like someone punched you so hard in your dreams that you can taste the bile from your stomach while it edge plays at the tip of your throat. Your plans for... Continue Reading →

Our obsession with numbers is not something new. It seems to me like the whole point of the education system is to brainwash you into thinking that the bigger the number, better the life. While simultaneously dulling you just enough to ensure you never reach it. The amount of money you make, the number of... Continue Reading →

The best advice we get these days is to floor it. All the time. Push yourself to the limit.Workout till you puke or you’re doing it wrong. Spend every waking hour working, or you’ll never get a promotion or make it big. Work your ass off. Vacation is for losers and retired people. What if... Continue Reading →

Some days are easy. Everything goes according to plan. More or less. Things flow. You may not reach from A to B, but well, at least you didn’t get shot on the way. This is true for most people. But then there are those other days. The ones where you wholeheartedly believe the universe is... Continue Reading →

Precious and practical advice from my grandfather. A little bit of background cos the advice may seem to be a bit predicated towards achieving success in one’s own life. My grandfather is a self-made man. By that I mean he was a road construction worker who went on to become one of the most influential... Continue Reading →

It’s not that you traveled the world but that you took the first step. It’s not that you started a revolution but that you voiced your concern. It’s not that you cured world hunger, but you gave some food to the needy. It’s not that you brought about world peace, but you smiled and helped... Continue Reading →

You know that idiot friend, the one who never moved from your hometown? The one you used to play football with growing up and he was better than you? The one who was the mastermind of every idiotic plan you two hatched? With whom you tried your first cigarette? The one who bought you your... Continue Reading →

What makes a moment magical? An element of surprise and delight? A moment out of the ordinary that changes our perspective and gives birth to new ideas and inspiration. Fairy tales and stories have always spoken of moments that usually occurs without our intervention that can inspire us to guide us and show us the... Continue Reading →

Not to go all nerdy on you all but I’m sure you all know Newton's 1st law of motion or Law of Inertia. An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. This... Continue Reading →

Second guessing our every action and trying to look as dignified and respectable to the outside world is a lie one cannot keep up. The more I travel the more I realize we need to stop being such stuck up, self-conscious little pricks, who think that the only way we are likable is if we... Continue Reading →

It doesn’t matter if : It wasn’t your best work. It wasn’t your best creation. It wasn’t your best piece of writing. It wasn’t your best performance. It wasn’t your best dish. It wasn’t your best joke. It wasn’t your best work out. It wasn’t your best run. It wasn’t your best game. It wasn’t your... Continue Reading →

Most of us procrastinate. On something. That’s the problem with having no deadlines. No accountability. In any creative endeavors, the tendency to procrastinate is especially strong. What Steven Pressfield calls ‘Resistance’. The aptest description of procrastination. Internal resistance to act. To create. But what I noticed is that it’s possible to beat resistance in the... Continue Reading →