Time moves. Life moves. People move. Yet, for all our acknowledgment of change as a constant, we rarely grant that same fluidity to the way we perceive others. We hold on, sometimes stubbornly, to outdated impressions of people, locking them into versions of themselves that no longer exist. We … [Read more...]
We Teach Answers, But Life Demands Questions
I’ve spent enough time around kids to know one thing for certain - they never stop asking questions. Why is the sky blue? Why do we have to sleep? Why can’t I eat ice cream for breakfast? They poke, prod, and test the world, not looking for final answers but for a way to understand what’s in … [Read more...]
What If We Stopped Asking Kids What They Want to Be?
Growing up in India, the question we were all asked was: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” It was often delivered with a mix of curiosity, pride, and sometimes quiet pressure. The answers came in predictable shapes - doctor, engineer, IAS officer, businessperson - respectable, … [Read more...]
Stillness Is Not a Luxury – It’s the Work
It’s strange, isn’t it, how little space we make for thinking in the places that depend most on our ability to think clearly? Time spent reading, reflecting, analyzing, and planning has somehow become the enemy of productivity in modern professional culture. We’ve romanticized the busy calendar, … [Read more...]
The Gentle Art of Getting Started
Procrastination gets a bad rap. We treat it like a character flaw, like something to be ashamed of, something that signals weakness, laziness, or a lack of discipline. But more often than not, it’s none of those things. Procrastination is rarely about time. It’s almost always about emotion. And … [Read more...]