The meaning of the word recluse is: a person who lives alone and who maintains very little contact with other people or society OR a religious person who lives a life away from other people and society Both meanings apply to me to some extent. I have little contact with people and I take spirituality […]
Category Archives: Self Help
What I have gained from books I did not understand
I used to do a lot of mindless reading when I was young. Mindless reading meaning: Much of this was pure escapism. I did not want to face up to the demons within me. I had psychological issues and lacked friends and company and so kept compulsively busy reading and walking. Now you may think […]
How Philosophy saved me 34K
I’ll start by telling the story of how I lost about Rs 2.5K just yesterday. I was surfing on Google search and the topic of my search was books and reading. Google AI recommended a mobile app Bookly. It said that this app would help organise my reading. Organize my reading means this: I want […]
A Message to Daniil Medvedev
Those of you who do not follow tennis – Daniil Medvedev is a Russian tennis player. He is currently ranked 13th in the world and has won the US Open. He is a charismatic character and somewhat controversial and modern tennis needs charismatic sportspersons. Otherwise today we have Sinner and Alcaraz dominating men’s tennis to […]
What does being Mature mean?
Some time ago a casual acquaintance hinted to me that though I was no longer young I was still immature. I forget the exact words but that is not important. What does being mature mean? I looked up the dictionary and this is what I got: to become more developed mentally and emotionally and behave […]
Why I am saying no to Business
If you are thinking of going into business for yourself read this first. You should find it interesting and useful. The following are the reasons why I am saying no to business. I am going to read this blog every time I feel tempted to pull out my credit card and buy another Internet marketing […]
How to change your Mindset
I know of a way to change your mindset but it is hard and difficult. I have done it myself. I was young and I had a tiger’s drive. I did something that may be thought of as completely impossible – I changed my nature. This is not something that I can do now at […]
Save your kids from Disaster
I suppose all people of a certain age have contemplated suicide at some point in their lives. Or been tempted by drinks or drugs. Much of the distress and upset which causes such drastic action is fear of public opinion. Public opinion – if it turns against you – can make life really miserable. I […]
I need some Friends
Just a couple of hours ago one gentleman living in my society building greeted me. What is so unusual about this you might ask? It is unusual for me as I am used to being shunned and ignored. I will not dwell again on my being victimized. I have written more than enough on the […]
Dealing with Difficult People
Everyone meets people who don’t like them and whom they don’t like.What should be done to deal with unpleasant people and social situations? According to me the answer lies in three parts: Point three involves exposing yourself to constructive role models and learning from them. This article is about points one and two and it […]