Make better things. The world is the way it is. Some people make things worse just to make an extra buck. Okay, many people do that. But most don't. Most of us show up trying to make things better. If it were the other way around, the world wouldn't
Evening you. Morning You might be full of energy... and it can expect the same from the Evening You. Same with Monday You assuming about Friday You. Empathy is hard. Self-empathy is harder. But it can be learned. Building the skill to empathise with different versions of you is worth investing in.
Do you know someone who... It's a simple ask. With a simple answer. Either the other person knows someone and they can connect you with them. Or they don't. It's generous for everyone. The person asking, the person connecting and the third person who is connected. Yet, we hesitate.
For a friend... If you had to choose for a friend, what would you choose? Would you order the same meal you are ordering for yourself? Would you ask her to work when she'd tired from the day? Would you tell her... just check your email once. Would you choose a
Gatherer-hunters. Before farming, humans were gatherer-hunters, not hunter-gatherers. Hunting was rare. Sometimes, they'd come across an animal they could hunt and feed themselves for a day or so. But mostly it was gathering. A variety of food - fruits, nuts, leaves, etc. A lot of exploration. And learning. What
If you were free... What would you do, if you were completely free? For a moment, can you imagine? What would you eat? Who would you talk to? What would you make? What most likely would happen is the voices inside your head would start playing. Then how will I earn money. But I
Effort/outcome. That took a lot of effort. Or that got the thing done? Effort is a distraction. It makes us feel good. The thing that matters is whether the work got done or not.
AI butt-dialing. It wasn't me. It was AI. This holds as much ground as - "It wasn't me. It was my phone." Your phone may have sent the message. But it was you who used it to send it. Butt-dialling can only be used so many
Who runs the machine? The world is the way it is... because capitalists needed humans to run machines. That's why they built the concept of jobs, and schools, and management and everything, that's why we are the way we are. And over the 3-4 centuries, even though machines got better,
The necessity of rest. The body and the brain are amazing tools. And they are capable of pushing themselves much beyond imagination. But there comes a point where mind over matter simply stops working. Giving them a little rest allows us to keep showing up the way we do.
Imagine two things... Think of a situation where you don't feel comfortable being yourself. For me, today, it was being in a crowded gym in another city. I felt like everyone was watching me, and of course, judging me. Now, in the same situation, imagine how you would feel if you
Making someone feel special. People who matter to you. Friends whose company you like. Teachers who make your life better. People who bring joy to your life. We can tell them how much they matter. Gestures, both big and small, help. Sometimes, we can choose to tell them that they are loved, that they
One day old. You were at a time one day old. Everything that was true about your nature then is true today also. You are beautiful. You are loved. You are cared for. You matter. Just because we have covered the truth with layers of make-beliefs, doesn't mean the truth isn&
Down the rabbit hole. That's where the magic happens. Not on the surface. Not where you know what's happening or what will happen. But when you surrender and take the jump, that's when things happen, never in an expected manner. And the deeper and deeper you go, the
The right place... ...at the right time. At any point of time, we know if we are in the right place or not. The place need not be a physical space. It might be a mental place you need to be or an emotional place. When we are not, the body gives us
The calm professional. The professional plumber listens to their client, diagnoses the problem and fixes the leak. This is the problem. If we do this, it will be fixed. It will cost this much. There is little fear or emotion in the process of getting the job done. The showing up of fear
Inside your head. I woke up overwhelmed today. Too many things. Unable to move anything forward. I somehow ended up on my Obsidian writing down what's in my head. Turned out it was 3-4 things that needed doing. I started with the easy one. And soon enough, they were done, at
The trap of comprehensive. A professional mechanic figures out what's wrong with your vehicle and fixes it. She isn't trying to be comprehensive. She is being effective. Comprehensive feels productive. You are dotting all the i's and crossing all the t's. But is that needed? Or
Thinking and doing. It's not efficient to do both together. Claude Code is excellent at doing the work. It's super eager to get things done. But it's extremely bad at slow thinking. It drives fast but doesn't know how to wait to figure out where
I assume... We assume things all the time. Sometimes, we go and verify them. Mostly, we don't. And these assumptions end up becoming the basis for our thoughts and actions. We may think that we are choosing our assumptions, but most of this is happening on its own, subconsciously. A
Positivity bias. Our brains and culture default to a negativity bias. We tend to imagine the worst-case scenarios with any situation or person. And then, most times, we feel a temporary relief when they don't pan out. What if we embrace the opposite? Intentionally build a positivity bias? Imagine the
As a reader. As a writer, you are trying to craft something that can get the message across. You are looking to refine it, structure it well. There's hard work in that. But the harder part is empathy. It is being in the reader's shoes, trying to understand how
Carefree or careless? If you are careless, you don't care. You won't show up on time. You won't get the work done. You just don't care. But if you are carefree, you care... You just don't let the care overwhelm you. You work
Customer traction. Are the people you seek to serve eager to engage with your work? If yes, do you want to keep them waiting? What's the minimum WOW version you can make live now? If they feel the wow, would they be eager to bring their friends in? Wow doesn&
Going beyond anxiety. Ask yourself, in this moment, in the 5 minutes that you read this, do any of the following feel true... You are meant to live in peace. You are not in trouble (in this moment). You are a spiritual being having a human experience. Take a deep breath and exhale
