We are slaves to our thoughts. Our past experiences govern many of our actions in the present. We respond and react to a situation according to those experiences. Sometimes this can act in our favor and many times not. Charlie Munger calls it the man with a hammer syndrome.
Category Archives: Life
moments
This moment is what matters. Time is flying, death is getting closer. Why do we have to dwell on past, cry on the mistakes? Can’t we like now, this moment? The hope for better tomorrow is upon us, we are disguised. Everything is in now. What is holding us, why can’t we do now what …
why?
Do we need a teacher? Can we not acquire wisdom seeking self-learning? Why do we need bait for our judgments and decisions in our life? Why do we have to pay in money or surrender for curing our ignorance? Why can’t we acquire self-knowledge?
values
Values are the core of any organization. It can make or break them. Same applied to us individuals as well. For some, it is a sermon or principle of life. It is important to have your value without any fear or pressure. A value should be out of the religious, social or cultural purview. It …
Granted
We take so many things for granted in our life. We forget the fact that we age. When was the last time you spoke to your grandparents? Do you know they are getting old, their memories are fading with time? This is the moment they need you around them. The bedtime story, the mangoes, and …
Perfection
Why do we have to be perfect? What is this definition of perfection? Was Mozart a perfectionist? How perfect was Van Gogh? The perfection evangelists are new-age sophists. Who decides the epitome of perfection? Some czar or uber god, seeking for I am right status? As long as we are true to ourselves, I don’t …
want
I don’t know what I want. But I know what I don’t want. This way of seeing the world has made things easier for me. Thanks to Chalie Munger’s trick of inversion. When I know what I don’t want, I will stay away from it. As a result, end up getting what I deserve. Hope …
dream
Dreams are like fiction. They are imaginary. In every stage of our life we build new dreams. From settling down with our college sweetheart to buying a specific car, every dream has a role – of growing into someone someday. We end up achieving some dreams while others are never met. This does not mean …
confidence
Are we living in a world where being confident is limited to a few? Why is somebody’s confidence taken distinctly in a group? Is being confident is a sign or proud or arrogance? Is the virtue confidence uncommon? Is it because since birth we are told what we cannot do? Is it our conditioning via …
change
We humans dislike changes. We like automaticity more. It keeps us sane and drains less of our cognitive energy. You will relate to this in case you are working hard on losing weight or quitting sugar. Gaining new skills is equally tiring. Our sacred text reminds us change is permanent. I find it confusing.