A small incident, an uncomfortable reaction, and another experiment in understanding power I had an interesting interaction today. Interesting not because something extraordinary happened, but because of what the interaction exposed in me. I called an official regarding a vendor payment. It should have been a routine professional conversation. I wanted some information and expected…

Stoicism is awesome, and at this stage of my life, I am beginning to enjoy the fruits of practising it. I am currently focused on behaviour change. I want to understand how we can eliminate harmful behaviours and adopt healthier ones—and, more importantly, how I can apply those ideas to my own life. The more I…

Mondays usually give me perspective. “I don’t have time.” That is one of my general complaints. But as I wake up on Monday morning, I cannot deny the obvious: I had time. I had an entire weekend—48 hours available to me. Yes, I managed to achieve a few significant things during those 48 hours. But even…

My Six Pack in Six Months project is, at its core, a behaviour change experiment. I adopted this goal because, for me, it has an unusually high upside. If it works, I do not just end up looking better. I build strength, improve my health, reduce weight, and perhaps more importantly, prove to myself that I can…

I have adopted Stoicism. A philosophy practised by emperors, soldiers, statesmen, and people who had to function in environments of uncertainty and stress. Of course, my life is not unfolding in some extraordinarily high-stakes environment. But I have found Stoicism surprisingly useful. The biggest lesson I have taken from it is finding inner stability in a…

Manikagad has always felt like an obvious challenge to me. I’ve been there twice before—once with my family, and the second time with Amu, my Golden Retriever. But this February, I decided to take on Manikagad again, consciously—as a challenge. I carry a happy memory associated with this place. The first time I climbed this…