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Who gets bored more often, smart people or dumb ones?

We get bored when we have nothing new and interesting to do. Dumb people think all day about ‘What to do?’. People are not dumb because they are but because they choose to remain so. I challenge any one to read 50 books this year on self improvement and behavioural psychology (Just choose amazon best […]

What one piece of advice would you give to your younger self?

Young man life is not linear but spiral. Corporate life is NOT bed of roses but path of thorns. Every one is a snake disguised as deity. All are there to earn money and NOT make friends (including girls). Save money during those initial years of life. Do not spend money on restaurants, girls, hair styling products, […]

How different is the amount of knowledge available in articles in the web vs that available in books?

Web articles are like starters, books are main course. Web articles are usually one or two page long and give you condensed meaning of the concept. Web articles are written to give you basic gist of the idea and help you guide to broader learning resources if your quench is big. 90% of blogs are for […]

What are the lesser known secrets about networking?

Networking is about helping people. Its about genuinely helping people reach their goals. Networking is NOT zero sum game or give or take method. Networking is reaching out and helping without expectation. It comes back , manifold but you have to believe in the magic. Some times one single contract, one single contact, one single […]

What is your best negotiating trick?

6 Ultimate Rules of negotiation Always quote the lower number first. If dust settles down a bit on any higher number, its never going to come down soon. Show least interest in the end product and start with listing the shortcomings. 35% is usual margin in any retail product. You know wheren lies the real […]

What do you wish you had known when you were a teenager?

10 things everyone must know as a teenager Girls love and think differently. Must not have wasted my precious years chasing girls. Life is too fast. Between 20 to 40, time flies. The things like vacation, movie, outing, gym etc. you postpone for next Monday, Next month, Next year, go on postponing forever. Better start it […]

Do you or your friends consider you to be ‘cool’?

Depends on perspective. Problem with me is that 90% of my friends are females and hence I can’t judge whether I am cool or not. I was always a ladies man and I still can’t figure it out, why? I am bit haughty, kind of intellectual, touchy, unfaithful (in the sense of flirting with many […]

I love simplicity, but then how can you define or quantify simplicity?

Simplicity is NOT wearing low profile attire. Simplicity is NOT living low profile life Simplicity is NOT innocence, and being grounded. Simplicity is NOT speaking with eloquence. Simplicity is something which you don’t have to act or portray. Being simple is being natural, being genuine, having one core inside out. Simplicity is being comfortable in […]

If you had an emotional affair and it’s over and he now calls you his special friend, what does that mean?

In essence, men usually never break up with a decent girl if She is not too boring. Not too clingy. Not too interfering. Has not cheated. We have soft corner for women all our life. We don’t keep you as back up option. No that is a girly thing. We are providers and protectors by […]

How do I criticize a person without offending?

Dale Carnegie puts up in his book ‘How to win friends and influence people’, never use ‘but’ after a positive statement. Replace it with ‘and’. For example : You are good at studies but you must work harder. Introduction of ‘but’ negates all the information before it. This looks phony and insincere. Better example : […]