Jun 21The grave politics of usefulnessWe all want our work to be valuable. And by valuable we mean useful. And by useful we mean that there should be a beneficiary. And if there’s a beneficiary, we need to have some kind of a transaction involving money. …Productivity3 min read
May 13Consciousness is an awareness of existence, not the creator of itBeing conscious of a desire or intent is always considered to be the first point in our drive to achieve them. You have a desire for something, you are conscious of it, and then start to work towards it, right? In the past decade or so, researchers have been gathering…Psychology2 min read
Apr 26The truth about work and leisure that I realized after 38 yearsLeisure — the opportunity afforded by free time to do something. For those born in the latter part of the 20th century, many of us don’t even recognize how much industrialization and mass production has affected our thinking. Terms such as productivity have become ways to organize lives. …Leisure6 min read
Apr 19How do we grieve when we have no idea what we are grieving for?Trauma is an intense feeling of lack of safety that individuals feel every day. It’s the response to this “lack of safety” is what we call a traumatic response. Eating excessively, drinking alcohol, smoking, getting addicted to drugs, etc. are some of the symptoms of traumatic responses. Exercising, adventure-seeking, heavily…Trauma3 min read
Apr 1230 “inner self” observations about Trauma“Trauma is what happens inside you as a result of what happens to you” — Dr. Gabor Mate, author of Scattered Minds Trauma — an important trigger for mental health issues, has been widely discussed in the context of wars, childhood abuse, and natural disasters. While the concept of trauma…Trauma3 min read
Apr 9Trauma — the biggest injustice that we don’t talk about“When I see people around, I don’t see individuals..I see trauma” — Dr. Gabor Mate in the documentary ‘The Wisdom of Trauma’ Trauma, defined as an affliction of our psychology as a result of debilitating circumstances such as war, childhood abuse, natural disasters, etc., …Trauma4 min read
Apr 6Language is not the best way to share our Emotional IntelligenceEmotions are crucial information about me and my life. Emotions tell me about the underlying elements of the information as it relates to me. Emotional intelligence is the underlying layer that operates on incoming stimuli and makes sense of what it means and what actions I need to take. Emotions…Psychology3 min read
Apr 5Why success mantras don’t work?!The thing you chasing is also chasing you — Rumi, Sufi Saint We take the wisdom, and success stories of other people and turn them into mantras. This is the thing — the mantra evokes this beautiful feeling in the hearts of people who discover them. When my entire life…Psychology2 min read
Mar 16Our ability to exploit is what’s pushing us away from our dreamsIntent exists to solve for our deepest desires. It’s the energy that pushes us to go search for that unexplainable thing in our world. It’s an urge that’s a result of all our life experiences so far. When we drive our intent, it’s like a flower blooming or dew drops…Life Lessons2 min read
Mar 3My struggle with psychotherapy as a panacea for Mental HealthMental health challenges as we speak of today, are modeled based on original conditions that mental health care was created for. An extreme form of schizophrenia is one such example. The underlying essence is that mental health conditions are a problem of the brain and mind of the individual. …Psychology2 min read
