I'm currently reading a book called Why Smart People Can Be So Stupid, edited by Robert J. Sternberg. The book, as the title suggests, is a compilation of essays written by various authors on some of the sub-optimal behaviours that otherwise "smart" people engage in. The first essay in the book that I read, called... Continue Reading →
Complementary Love
When it comes to love -- though it may be hard to tell the difference -- seek not one who compliments you, but one who complements you.
Eat That Frog
About a couple of months ago I submitted an application for a job doing fund-raising via the phone. This not only surprised me, but surprised some of my close friends and family too. I don't know how many of you know me well enough to know I hate telephones, but I do. It wasn't always... Continue Reading →
A Second Chance
I received the results of one of my mid-semester just the other day. I got a little above what I had expected -- I had expected a pretty low score -- and was more relieved than anything else when I saw what I had gotten; but even with this sense of relief, deep down inside... Continue Reading →
The Art of Happiness
Love thy neighbour as thyself, was a thought he repeated to himself several times, hoping to contain envious feelings he was losing control over. Why, he thought, does he always get the good things in life? What has he done to deserve it? The object of envy, he knew, did deserve his success. But it's... Continue Reading →