I am writing about my experiences over the years in using philosophy to guide my life. Many times, when I was reading philosophy, I could not make head or tail of what was written. And yet I have gained from what I have read. I have taken the road less travelled and would not have […]
Category Archives: Self Help
Making a Guinea Pig of yourself
This article was written as the beginning of a book that I wanted to publish through Kindle. But now I have decided to post these articles on my blog. I hope you find it interesting. I have two choices in deciding the structure of the book. The first choice puts emphasis on making money. It […]
Snippets from Great Literature
I am at a loss today to write anything original as well as worthwhile so I decided to just make an article of some quotes that I read from some very good books that I have been browsing through this week. One may even call these books great literature. The book I have chosen is […]
Communicating with Slow Learners
This is the second of my two articles on communication. I am assuming you have already read my first article. Please do so or you will not understand the context. The link to my first article is below: This second article explains how to deal with slow learners and also how to maintain discipline when […]
How to communicate with Kids
I think communication in India is a good topic for me to write a couple of articles on. I think that the philosophy behind communication with children in India – at least from my limited experience – is best summarized by the following Zen story. A man wanted to attain enlightenment and so he joined […]
Another day, Another Article
This is another article that I am writing because I have to update my blog on a weekly basis. I have not thought of anything beforehand that I thought was worthwhile for me to write about. I am just typing out my thoughts as I am thinking them just now. I’ll start with saying that […]
Public Opinion and Career options
I reread before writing this article, the chapter on Public Opinion, in Bertrand Russell’s classic book – The Conquest of Happiness. If I were to do you the most amount of good, I would say, “read the book” and end this article here. There is nothing I can add to what has been said there. […]
Are we too sensitive to what people say?
I have had the reputation of a controversial person, maybe even a scoundrel, for a major part of my life. I might have changed but the reputation about me didn’t. Only now, perhaps, are people beginning to treat me with respect (at least in Khar, Mumbai where I live). Believe me it is not too […]
What to do when you are Depressed
The whole day today – Sunday, 7 March 2021 – I was feeling a little depressed and low. I had a list of things to do even on Sunday and I could not bring myself to do them. In the ordinary course I would beat up on myself for feeling depressed. And feel even more […]
My Reading Habits
I am 56 years old as of Sunday and have only the fact that I like reading books to point to as being an achievement of mine. So I thought that I should write about why and how I read. Perhaps it will be of use to some youngster who is making his (or her) […]