We’ve been taught to calm down too much. To stay polite, to stay within the lines, to play nice even when the game is rigged. Somewhere along the way, we confused civility with silence and patience with paralysis. But the truth is, the world doesn’t move forward on politeness alone. It moves … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2025
The Difference Between Making and Designing
There comes a point in every creative person’s journey when instinct stops being enough. You can have the eye, the talent, the intuition, and even the charm of good taste, but without structure, intention, and reflection, all of that brilliance remains suspended in chance. It might work today, … [Read more...]
The Death of Books? Not Even Close
Every few years, the same conversation finds its way back into public consciousness, dressed in new logic but carrying the same old fear - that books are dying. I’ve heard it for years, but lately, the voices seem louder, more certain, almost triumphant. A few weeks ago, someone I hold in the … [Read more...]
The Illusion of Career Planning
I often tell my students that trying to plan your entire career is one of the biggest mistakes smart people make. It feels responsible, even intelligent, to map it all out - the next job, the next city, the next milestone. We’re taught that clarity comes from certainty. But in reality, clarity comes … [Read more...]
When Machines Build, But Minds Design
There’s a strange irony unfolding right now. We’re surrounded by more tools, data, and automation than ever before, yet there’s less clarity than I’ve seen in years. Artificial intelligence has made it possible to build things in minutes that once took months, but the speed of creation has … [Read more...]
The Golf Course of Life
Some conversations stay with you long after they end. A couple of days back, at Irish Hills Golf Course, I found myself in one of those moments. We were being hosted by Jagdeep Bhaji and Lakhwinder Bhaji for a celebration - an evening filled with laughter, stories, and that easy kind of … [Read more...]
When the Medium Becomes the Message, and the Machine Becomes the Author
For a while now, we have lived in a world where our sense of reality is partly shaped by social media feeds. The power of social media lies not in creating truth but in curating it. Algorithms decide what rises to the top and what fades away, what sparks outrage and what quietly disappears. It … [Read more...]
The Empty Chair and the Missing Customer
Every time I meet someone excited about starting a new venture, I hear the same enthusiasm in their voice. They want to build something they’ve dreamed up, something they believe the world needs, or something they are confident they can create. That excitement is wonderful, but it is also where … [Read more...]