Making decisions: Big picture vs. Tiny picture

Recently I did a small exercise: I reflected on every important decision I have made both on the personal and work front, and pin-pointed why I did it — was it because the big picture was working out for me or was it the tiny picture. And more…

No issue is too small if it troubles you. Rahul Bose explains why.

I recently attended a talk by well-known actor Rahul Bose on a topic that although important is often ignored. He opened the session by talking about a high-level belief held by most people — “you need to be…

Did you visit your Chocolate factory?

“There’s plenty of money out there. They print more every day. But this ticket, there’s only five of them in the whole world, and that’s all there’s ever going to be. Only a dummy would give this up for something as common as money. Are you a dummy?”

What did my 2010 read like?

As part of my preparation for 2011, I spent some time reflecting on the books I read this year, or to be specific, the books I remember reading. Here they are — each of these books had at least a few chapters that stirred the mind or the heart.