If my own experience is any indication then you may have difficulty in accepting that you are suffering from depression (or any other mental ailment). I would not like to go too much into specifics regarding the events that led to my being diagnosed with schizophrenia. I had some family troubles and (what else) some […]
Category Archives: Self Help
Tips for a good Career
I made pretty much all the mistakes that anybody can make as far as my career was concerned. That being the case you might think that I can’t possibly give sound advice on how to succeed in your career since I have not been successful myself. But I know what mistakes I made and I […]
How I proved the insurers wrong
I remember applying for an insurance policy about 20 years ago. The policy was rejected and I got my money back. The insurers did not want to risk their money on my survival. I had disclosed to them that I was suffering from schizophrenia. And this was for the piddling sum of Rs 1 lac. […]
The importance of a Meaningful Life
I suffer from Schizophrenia. Before I was able to accept the fact that I was suffering from a mental ailment I went through a period of denial when I refused to accept my condition. This caused me an enormous amount of distress. I went through periods of black depression, mood swings, rage, irritability and more. […]
Pursuing Excellence
Why do I persist with meditation? It has been about 20 years since I attended my first Vipassana course. The instructors require you to meditate 2 hours daily and attend one 10 day course every year. All of which I haven’t done. I had what I call a mystical experience in the year 2006. Extraordinary […]
The Best Self Help Books
I spend some time every week answering questions on Quora. For those of you who have not heard of quora.com, it is a question answer site which can give you good guidance if you have any questions you need answered. Quora has been funded by about US$ 225 million by private investors. It is a […]
Here’s how to train yourself (or somebody else) to become a Genius
In this blog post I would like to write about a book that I haven’t as yet read. The book is Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool. Ericsson is a researcher and a scholar who has devoted his career to answering the question – What’s the best […]
The Importance of Money
How important is money in your life? Here is a passage from the book Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham. The book is an acknowledged classic and has been praised as a work of genius. Pick up a copy of the book. Despite being a classic it is easy reading and entertaining and it is […]
Napoleon Bonaparte on being slandered
I am supposing there is nobody reading this post, who is of a mature age, who has not been slandered. In this day and age libel suits and claims for damages are mounting and making the headlines. Recently Anil Ambani filed a suit against NDTV for Rs 10,000 crores as damages. His accountants and lawyers […]
Its raining insights
I had the book, Of Human Bondage, by Somerset Maugham in my bookshelf for a long time. I don’t even remember when and where I purchased it. I had made some years back to read the classics and then never got around to reading the many classics that I purchased. Just last week, out of […]