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My answer will sound very counter-intuitive. Until it won’t. 🙂 This was my approach earlier: Have I analysed all the pros and cons? Am I sure the pros outweigh the cons? Have I made sure that I have thought of a solution for all possible cons? Have I taken steps to avoid all possible negative …
“I enjoy painting. So I paint” is simply a choice. “Since I keep painting, I have grown much better at it” is a possible result.“But I enjoy painting anyway. So I paint” is still a choice.Now…“What’s the use of being good at painting, if I wont do it regularly and monetize it?” That’s just the …
I get a lot of “But how do I respond to when _<situation>__ happens?” kind of questions. How do we respond when something is not going well? The interesting thing is, the answer does not change much. And I love giving this metaphor of a tree. This is useful in dealing with employees, people, children, …
“I feel lost. I feel life has no meaning. How do I find the purpose of my life?” It is a big, deep question we have all struggled with at some point in life. Whenever we are not able to find the answer to a question despite a lot of thought, the chances are there …
I was part of this learning program recently. And the discussion was happening around how we create labels, identify with them and once we identify, the labels start controlling us. This is when a young lady, with sincere large eyes, and a voice with the steadiness of a Ghazal singer asked earnestly “But what when …
Have you ever been told this? “Just because you can win every argument, doesn’t make you right!” “It’s useless to argue with you!” “I cannot argue as well as you do, but I KNOW I am right!” Even if you are an analytical, “evidence based” person? Someone who worships critical thinking and reason! In your …
We all struggle with this choice when faced with a difficult situation. On one hand our heart says “It is bad to give up. Keep trying. Hold on!”. On the other hand, it whispers “Accept. See when you cannot change anything. Learn to let go”. How do we decide? If we examine the question slowly …