26 Lessons Life Taught Me After I Turn 26
I often wonder, why do people celebrate their birthday? Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against it. The celebration is great and we must do that to make someone feel special. But what is the purpose? Maybe to remind someone how special he/she is or to let someone know that his/her birth has made some difference to this world or maybe something else. Perhaps there is no single answer.…
How The Coronavirus Pandemic Shaping Humanities Future
It’s been 48 days since I wrote the last blog post on this website (wrote on 23rd February). From that time to now, a lot of things have drastically changed in the world. The world has witnessed a new pandemic in the form of the novel coronavirus. Almost a million people infected and more than 10000 died till now. No one knows how many more lives will die off the…
My Favourite Video Channels for Learning and Development
In one of my previous blogposts named ‘Why Reading is Essential for Unleashing Your Potential?” I discussed the ill effects of spending too much time in front of the television. Since then a few people had asked me whether there are any positive effects of watching videos. Sure. Why not? I still believe that reading books are 100 times better than watching videos. However, in some cases, videos have an edge…
How to Live A Worthwhile Year
Another year is going to end. In fact, this time a decade has come to its end. And like every time, most people at this point of time are busy retrospecting their life. How was their 2019, what went wrong, what went good, what new experiences this year brought to them? Whether this year is a good one or not so good one. This is the time when most people…
The Art of Becoming A Buoyant Learner
Do you know what ‘polymath’ means? Polymath, Renaissance man, multipotentialite these all have the same meaning. The above picture depicts the meaning perfectly. It means a person having the expertise or skilled at multiple things. Take Leonardo Da Vinci for example or Benjamin Franklin or Richard Feynmann. In fact, most people who left their impact in this world were all polymaths. There is a famous quote which says- “Jack of…
Why Reading is Essential for Unleashing Your Potential?
Have you ever wondered why we need to read books in our childhood and then write in the examinations to get a grade or whatever? Why reading and writing is the preferable medium for gaining knowledge? Why can’t it be just watching videos and then answer everything orally during exams? For most people, watching videos is much more fun than reading books. And it’s obvious as reading takes a huge…
The Science of Loneliness and How to Win over it.
A few days back I was talking with one of my college friends over the phone. We were asking about each other’s life and how everything is going. He said ‘Everything is good but I am feeling lonely here most of the times’. At first, I didn’t take it seriously. In fact, I told him ‘you are surrounded by so many people, your family, your new friends, and many others,…