For those of you who haven’t heard of Bertrand Russell the following few sentences will suffice. He was a great mathematician and one of the greatest philosophers of modern times. And what can I say about his family. Will Durant writes in The Story of Philosophy: For he belongs to the Russells, one of the […]
Category Archives: Self Help
The Benefits of Being Socially Ostracized
What are the benefits of being socially ostracized? I have experienced these benefits myself and so can speak about them. I will list them below: I used to read a lot of self help books when I was young and one sentence in a book by Napoleon Hill really stands out. He says, “Every adversity, […]
All Job Aspirants – Beware
What I am about to relate are exceptional events and will not be repeated in the lives and careers of most people. But these events really happened in my life and may serve as a warning and a guide to young and ambitious job aspirants and professionals. These events took place many decades ago and […]
How to be a Creative Genius
Becoming a genius comes with a price. You need to give over yourself totally to the development of your talents and make some sacrifices. It is a way of life and can be compared to the learned professions like law, accounting and the medical field. The way of life is described in some detail in […]
In Praise of Heroism
A lot of people know this about me. The incident relating to this made the newspapers when it happened more than 20 years ago. I am a coward. I lack physical courage. What happened was that I was kidnapped by some people whom I trusted and made to sign away my Infosys shares that were […]
The Real Reason to be Humble
I have got into a lot of trouble in my life because I was arrogant. I will ask my family and friends to please excuse me if you find my quoting from the Bible a bit off putting. I have always looked for wisdom wherever I could get it and have not limited myself in […]
On Hinting – Some Comments
You can speak the truth with the intention to deceive and succeed in deceiving. It is an old lawyer’s dodge. I don’t want to flog a dead horse. I have already written many articles about my being victimised and its aftereffects. I am getting tired of it myself. But this is another aspect of my […]
Do This to avoid Disaster
What do we need to do avoid disaster? We need to avoid error. I’ll start with a quote from Voltaire which sums up the point I want to make better than anything I could say myself. Twenty years are required to bring man from the state of a plant, in which he exists in the […]
On Prudishness – Some Comments
India has a notoriously prudish attitude towards sex. When I was young I thought that this was completely flawed and mistaken. I believed in openness regarding sex education and (being influenced by Bertrand Russell) freedom of choice for the young regarding whether they should have sex relations or not. But here I am at age […]
Do this before criticizing
I am – and I think almost all of us are – a man of fixed and settled opinions. I have a view of myself and of the world that is clearly defined and which has helped me deal with the world and survive. So if someone tells me something that is opposed to my […]