The price is in the years you put in.
Relegation When you get relegated socially, you almost have to start afresh: where you will stay, what you will wear, where and what you will eat, how you will socialise, who your friends will be and...
The spectrum of sanity Sometimes, you may find yourself being the only sane voice amidst a plethora of not-so-sane voices, or you may find yourself possessing what you would describe as a sane …
Outside pursuits There’s a special wave of disappointment that comes when your reality doesn’t match up to your expectations. It feels as if everything and everyone is working against you. This …
Health is wealth Getting sick is one of the most extreme forms of reality checks there is. Your routines take a hit, and so does your rest. When you are sick, you can’t sleep well, and that’s …
Blaming nobody frees you If you don’t want to be a victim, then you should embrace the mentality of not blaming others for your misfortune or bad luck. Bad things happen, and they’ve probably …
Startup nations Tech prosperity is usually a reflection of how the region is faring economically. Technology is not like mining or oil, which manufacture money from nature. Tech makes money by …
my AI Compared to many technological products, AI is yet to create a home for users. With computers, you could easily say my laptop, my desktop or even my server. Likewise, with phones, you could say...
United by resentment When a group of friends find a reason to dislike someone, they have unconsciously discovered a glue that can keep that friendship going for years or even turn it into a …
Result sheets The truth is that, at the end of the day, you cannot hide from your results in real life. When you take exams in school, you can interpret them however you like. You can even withdraw …
The radical sovereign If narcissists try to mould their mother out of everyone, then there’s probably an archetype for someone who is almost trying not to have a mother. This type wants to earn …
In the incumbents we trust What the incumbent offers most of the time is structural stability. They offer safety, familiarity, and predictability. We can almost say that in incumbents we trust. I …
Biases Biases are stories we tell ourselves to make sense of people and situations. Some we came up with on our own, and some were handed to us by our parents, friends, and culture. Not a lot of …
The cadre of low self-esteem Let’s assume your parents aren’t well-to-do. They are a step above living from hand to mouth, but they are also not what you would consider middle class or upper …
Beyond democracy What comes next after a society institutionalizes democracy is usually a slow ascension to liberalism. Democracy, by its very nature, gives way to free thinking, which in turn finds …
Techno real The premise of most tech utopias is a world of perfection, where new systems displace existing systems and create a new way of living. So many technologies have promised to lead us into …
Naive much? The road to greatness starts with a measure of naivety, sometimes a heavy dose of delusion. I think this is because the idea is not fully formed yet, or you don’t even know how big it …
The trophy of vindication There are many approaches to achieving the same end goal. What may seem right to one person may seem incorrect to another. We all have different ways of seeing the world …
All in There’s a type of intensity that can only mean you are living life to the fullest. I will call it total immersion, nothing short, nothing less. You feel every minute of the day, every hour …
Just start There’s magic in overpromising yourself. You tell yourself you are going to do this and that. It is non-performative pressure. If people just happen to acclaim you for that, then so be …
Kingmaking A kingmaker must love people, not just their friends and loved ones but also strangers. It’s a people game; everybody matters, everybody is a potential king. You have to love the people …
