Most people believe the long working day is a law of nature. It is not. It was invented, argued over, and won by people who wanted you to have more life. Somewhere along the way, we forgot that. A Slogan That Changed the World In 1817, a Welsh factory owner...
Imagine being asked to memorise nearly 25,000 streets, thousands of landmarks, hundreds of routes and the locations of hospitals, hotels, theatres, restaurants and public buildings across an entire city. Now imagine being tested on that knowledge while an examiner randomly names two locations and expects you to describe the best...
What if the city that pays you a salary is quietly taking away your health, family time, savings and even your chance of survival? Welcome to Bengaluru, India’s Silicon Valley. A city of billion-dollar companies, ambitious professionals, world-class technology and dreams of a better future. Yet, every morning, millions of...
The strange, beautiful psychology of the long-distance biker A sensible person would ask a very simple question. “Why?” Why would someone spend ₹15 lakhs, ₹20 lakhs, ₹25 lakhs, 50 lakhs—or even more—on a motorcycle? For that money, they could buy a perfectly comfortable car. In many cases, they could buy...
For generations, the Indian dream was remarkably predictable. Study. Get a good job. Buy a house. Buy a car. Get married. Raise children. Retire. And eventually, spend most of your time inside the house you worked your entire life to buy. We were taught that success meant becoming more settled....
Have you ever looked at something a wealthy person bought and thought, “Why on earth would anyone spend money on that?” A private office instead of working from home. A premium credit card with an absurd annual fee. A housekeeper when they could clean the house themselves. A business-class ticket...
Open Instagram, Facebook, or WhatsApp today, and you’ll witness two completely different worlds. One person uploads a new selfie every few days, shares every meal, every vacation, every celebration, every achievement, and sometimes even every emotion. Another person has no profile picture. Their Instagram account hasn’t been updated in years....
Ask ten Indian motorists which petrol pump they trust the most, and you’ll probably get ten different answers. Some will never fill anywhere except Indian Oil. Others insist that BPCL gives better mileage. Many swear by HPCL, while car enthusiasts often recommend Shell. More recently, Reliance has also gained attention,...
Switzerland sits in the middle of Europe with no coastline, no oil, no gold mines, and almost no useful minerals. Most of its land is steep mountains where farming is hard. By every old rule of economics, it should have stayed poor. Yet today it is one of the richest...
Next month I turn 49. Forty-nine. Just one year away from the magical number where people suddenly start saying things like, “Age is just a number.” Funny how nobody says that when you’re 19 waiting for your driving license. When I was 20, I had life all figured out. By...
